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The number of nurses who expressed satisfaction with nursing as their choice of a career also varies by generation, with older, Baby Boomer nurses expressing a somewhat higher level of satisfaction than younger nurses:
How satisfied are you with your choice of nursing as a career?
Baby Boomer
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Gen-X Millennials Gen-Z 48% 37% 33% 36% 34% 35% 41% 43%
Very Satisfied Satisfied
Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
8%
12% 13% 12%
7%
11% 9% 7%
3%
4% 3% 2%
The number of nurses who would recommend nursing as a career to others varies by generation, with Baby Boomer and Generation Z nurses somewhat more likely to recommend nursing as a career than Generation X or Millennial nurses.
Figure 12 How likely are you to recommend others to become a nurse? Baby Boomer
Gen-X Millennials Gen-Z
Very Likely Likely
41% 34% 32% 36% 27% 29% 32% 35%
Unlikely Neither Likely Nor Unlikely Very Unlikely
14%
15% 15% 14%
11%
14% 13% 10%
6%
9% 8% 5%
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