According to the newest 2023 survey, the majority of registered nurses (RNs) often felt like resigning. Indeed, that year, 55 percent of surveyed RNs strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement "I often feel like resigning". The share of nurses wanting to quit has increased in the reported time period.
Share of registered nurses who often felt like resigning in the United States from 2017 to 2023
This statistic shows the percentage of nurses who said they strongly agreed or somewhat agreed to the statement: : "I often feel like resigning" (n=17,851)
The 2023 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%.Â
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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AMN Healthcare. (May 1, 2023). Share of registered nurses who often felt like resigning in the United States from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389781/nurses-feeling-resign-united-states/
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AMN Healthcare. (2023). Share of registered nurses who often felt like resigning in the United States from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389781/nurses-feeling-resign-united-states/
AMN Healthcare. "Share of Registered Nurses Who Often Felt like Resigning in The United States from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389781/nurses-feeling-resign-united-states/
AMN Healthcare, Share of registered nurses who often felt like resigning in the United States from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389781/nurses-feeling-resign-united-states/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Share of registered nurses who often felt like resigning in the United States from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], AMN Healthcare, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389781/nurses-feeling-resign-united-states/
