‘You’re always reacting’: Poll finds high number of Alberta nurses thinking of leaving profession
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The poll done for the Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) found 68% of nurses in the province are thinking of leaving nursing.
A recent poll suggests an alarming number of nurses in Alberta are thinking of leaving the profession in the next five years.
The poll done for the Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) found 68% of nurses in the province are thinking of leaving nursing, and the number increases to 73% of respondents in the age group 20-30.
It is important to note, 74% of everyone who responded were between the ages of 41 and 61+, which skews towards retirement age.
“What really took us back was the number of nurses who were under 35 years of age with less than five years’ experience,” says Kathy Howe, AAN CEO.
According to the poll, regardless of the length of career, nurses all had similar reasons for considering leaving: stress, burnout, overworked and underpaid.
“That’s one of the things wearing people out,” explains Howe.
“You never get to be proactive, you’re always reacting. The patient’s always in excruciating pain before you can bring pain medication instead of anticipating that they’re going to be in pain and that’s not good job satisfaction. It’s not the care you want to provide.”
Howe is concerned with how many new nurses are leaving the profession but says until some of the work conditions are addressed it will continue to happen, despite high demand for the nursing program at the University of Calgary (U of C).
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