In 2023, feelings of being misunderstood and unappreciated were common among nurses in the United States. According to this 2023 survey, 57 percent of registered nurses felt misunderstood and unappreciated, of which 32 percent felt this strongly. On the other hand, only 13 percent of surveyed nurses said they strongly disagreed that they felt misunderstood and undervalued in their job.
Distribution of registered nurses who feel misunderstood and unappreciated in the United States in 2023
Full wording of the category for this statistic was :
"I feel misunderstood and unappreciated" (n=17,839)
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). Distribution of registered nurses who feel misunderstood and unappreciated in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389779/nurses-feeling-misunderstood-unappreciated-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses who feel misunderstood and unappreciated in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389779/nurses-feeling-misunderstood-unappreciated-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses who feel misunderstood and unappreciated in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389779/nurses-feeling-misunderstood-unappreciated-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses Who Feel Misunderstood and Unappreciated in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389779/nurses-feeling-misunderstood-unappreciated-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses who feel misunderstood and unappreciated in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389779/nurses-feeling-misunderstood-unappreciated-united-states/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
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