Less than half of nurses are ‘fully engaged’ at work, while many are ‘unengaged,' new report reveals
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Less than half of U.S. nurses say they are “fully engaged" while on the job, according to the 2023 National Nursing Engagement Report from PRC, which surveyed 1,923 RNs from 37 U.S. hospitals.
The survey posed 34 questions to nurses about "nurse quality indicators," engagement, burnout and retention. Fully engaged nurses are defined as being "emotionally and intellectually connected to their hospitals" and invested in their success. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 194,500 average annual openings for registered nurses through 2030, with employment projected to grow 9%. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
The results, released earlier this month, showed that for the nurse quality indicators, the nurses assessed the following: