NURSE LEADERS SURVEY
Like many staff nurses, nurse leaders are subject to burnout. 72% said they sometimes, often or always experience burnout.
Turnover and Burnout Among Nurse Leaders The volatility of the nurse workforce today has been noted in this report and by many other sources. AMN Healthcare’s 2023 Survey of Registered Nurses found that only 45% of nurses surveyed plan to be in their current positions in one year, an alarming rate of potential turnover. The 2024 Survey of Nurse Leaders indicates that nurse leaders also are subject to burnout and turnover. Seventy-one percent of nurse leaders surveyed said that they would be in their current positions one year from now. However, close to one-third of nurse leaders (31%) said they plan to be in a different position. Seventeen percent of nurse leaders indicated they will seek a new place of employment, 9% said they will leave nursing, 3% said they will stay in nursing but not in an administrative role, and 1% will retire. A 31% turnover rate among nurse leaders would present a considerable challenge to hospitals that are seeking to address serious nurse workforce challenges as well as addressing challenges in other areas of hospital administration in which nurse leaders are playing a role, including strategic planning and finances. The survey suggests that one cause of turnover among nurse leaders may be burnout. Seventy-two percent of nurse leaders said they sometimes, often or always experience burnout in their jobs, while only 28% said they rarely or never do. Consequently, hospitals implementing or maintaining retention programs for their staff nurses also may wish to consider methods by which to enhance retention rates among nurse leaders. Conclusion The 2024 Survey of Hospital Nurse Leaders indicates that nurse leaders are playing a variety of key roles in addition to nurse workforce management. Eighty-one percent of hospital nurse leaders are moderately to extremely involved in their hospitals’ strategic mission, while 80% are moderately to extremely involved in their hospitals’ financial management.
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