In 2023, most nurses felt high levels of stress at their work. According to this survey, 56 percent of registered nurses stated to experience a great deal of stress during their work, and a further 25 percent felt a lot of stress. That year, only four percent of registered nurses felt little to no stress.
Level of stress experienced by registered nurses during their work in the United States in 2023
The question was framed as "How would you rate the level of stress you have
experienced in your job while working as a nurse?"
This specific statistic was based on 18,170 respondents.
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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Merritt Hawkins. (May 1, 2023). Level of stress experienced by registered nurses during their work in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389552/stress-level-experienced-by-nurses-nursing-job-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Level of stress experienced by registered nurses during their work in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389552/stress-level-experienced-by-nurses-nursing-job-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Level of stress experienced by registered nurses during their work in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389552/stress-level-experienced-by-nurses-nursing-job-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Level of Stress Experienced by Registered Nurses during Their Work in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389552/stress-level-experienced-by-nurses-nursing-job-united-states/
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