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One-Fifth of Nurses Intend to Leave the Workforce by 2027

Health Leaders | Nursing

About 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years due to stress, burnout, and retirement, and about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to do the same by 2027. The research also examined how nurses experienced pandemic-related heightened workplace burnout and stress.

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UPMC boosts nurse compensation to $52.17 an hour by 2027

Health Leaders | Nursing

an hour by 2027, a 20% increase and nearly $9 more an hour than local competitors pay, the Downtown-based hospital and health insurance giant announced Monday. UPMC is boosting compensation for entry level registered nurses to $52.17 New nurses with a bachelor’s degree will get $41.75

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ANA Enterprise News, June 2023

American Nurse

Thousands of RNs plan to leave the profession by 2027 More than 600,000 RNs said they plan to leave the nursing workforce by 2027 due to stress, burnout, or retirement, according to research conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

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'Crisis' looms as 800,000 more nurses plan to exit workforce by 2027: study

Becker's Hospital Review

The critical nursing shortage in the United States is going to get worse — much worse — according to results of a comprehensive National Council of State Boards of Nursing and National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers study released April 13.

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The Coming Exodus of RN’s

Empowered Nurses

million registered nurses expected to quit by 2027 means a potential loss of approximately 1.1 This is a staggering statistic, especially when we realize that since the COVID pandemic began, about 100,000 registered nurses have already said goodbye to their careers! With 25% of our country’s 4.5

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Is Nursing a STEM Profession?

Daily Nurse

The coalition lists the following factors informing its work: 100,000 nurses left the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an additional 600,000+ plan to leave by 2027 We are seeing an overall 5.3%

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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

Minority Nurse

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. The top reasons reported for leaving were burnout, feeling undervalued, and a high patient-to-nurse ratio.