**Post-Pandemic Burnout: 20% Of Nurses May Quit In Next Four Years, Says Survey**
Post-Pandemic Burnout: 20% Of Nurses May Quit In Next Four Years, Says Survey
The total American nursing workforce has fallen 3.3% over the past two years, but experts expect the trend is about to rapidly accelerate -- to the point that **one in five nurses could call it quits by 2027.**
**"High workloads and unprecedented levels of burnout during the COVID‑19 pandemic have stressed the U.S. nursing workforce**, particularly younger, less experienced RNs," write the authors of a survey-study published on Thursday in the _Journal of Nursing Regulation_ (https://www.journalofnursingregulation.com/article/S2155-8256(23)00063-7/fulltext).
We pause to ask... _was any of that burnout due to practicing choreographed dance routines for TikTok?_
> Nurses, with nothing else to do "during COVID", performing exquisitely choreographed dance routines for their TikTok fan base.
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> They'd like it if you forgot this. pic.twitter.com/p3LwM0qOI2 (https://t.co/p3LwM0qOI2)
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More than 100,000 left nursing during the pandemic, and researchers say **another 800,000 could bail in the next few years**. The paper was the focus of a panel discussion at the National Press Club hosted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), reports _MedPage Today_ (https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/104053?vrw=no).
**Such an exodus would have powerful ripple effects** throughout healthcare, said Brendan Martin, NCSBN's director of nursing regulation.
The survey included more than 54,000 respondents, with 92.5% of them being women. Key findings:
- 50.8% feel emotionally drained
- 56.4% feel used up
- 49.7% feel fatigued
- 45.1% feel burned out or "at the end of their rope"
In an ominous sign for what's to come, quitting nurses skew young: **41% of the post-pandemic flameouts had an average age of 36** and fewer than 10 years on the job. Age and workload are key factors, say the study's authors:
> "The most pronounced differences emerged when comparing early career nurses with higher workloads to their more experienced peers with normal workloads. In this comparison, **early career respondents with high workloads were more than three to four times more likely to report higher frequencies of feeling emotionally drained**, used up, fatigued, burned out, or at the end of their rope."
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?itok=FIlk_k6o)**At the height of the pandemic, this Russian nurse opted to wear just a bra and panties under see-through PPE. Despite patients having "no complaints," she was disciplined.**( (?itok=FIlk_k6o)_New York Post_ (https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/too-hot-coronavirus-nurse-scores-modeling-contract/))
Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Wed, 04/19/2023 - 20:40