NURSING IN TRANSITION
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Changing Career Choices/Workforce Volatility The survey suggests that the workplace conditions many nurses face are likely to contribute to continued turnover and volatility within the nursing workforce. When asked what steps they plan to take in their careers in the coming year, only 39% of nurses said they would continue working where or how they are, while the majority (61%) plan to make a change.
39%
Continue working as I am Seek a new place of employment Return to school Work as a nurse outside of direct patient care Change work setting Explore internal agency opportunities within my facility Leave nursing for another field Work as a travel nurse
18%
8%
6%
5% 5% 5%
What steps will you take in your career in the coming year? Figure 15
2% 2% 2%
Work part-time Work per-diem Work as a virtual nurse Other
1%
6%
These findings suggest that nurse employers at hospitals, medical groups and other facilities can expect a continued transition in how, where and when nurses work. Turnover can be anticipated, as 35% of nurses plan to either seek a new place of employment, return to school, seek a job outside of patient care, or seek employment in a field other than nursing in the next 12 months. Workforce volatility also may occur as nurses alter work settings or schedules, with 24% of nurses planning to change departments, explore internal agency opportunities, work as travelers, work part-time, work per-diem, work virtually, or pursue some other course.
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