The decision to move away from nursing and toward a different career is a personal one, but it's one that is becoming increasingly common. In fact, a recent study from Incredible Health showed that 34% of nurses working nationwide planned to leave their current role in 2022. This study looked at the responses of more than 400,000 nurses in order to make this claim. A recent study from Incredible Health showed that 34% of nurses working nationwide planned to leave their current role in 2022. The main reasons nurses cited for planning to leave their jobs include burnout and a high-stress environment (44%) as well as inadequate benefits and pay (27%). Of the 34% who plan to leave their current jobs, however, 40% plan to pursue a nursing role elsewhere and only 32% plan to leave nursing altogether or retire. If you find yourself reading over these figures and nodding your head in agreement and understanding, it may be time for you to make a similar move toward a new job in nursing or an entirely new field. The Incredible Health study notes that 42% of the nurses they surveyed had started a new job in 2021, and they did so for a variety of reasons (many of which overlap). The main factors that caused nurses to switch jobs in 2021 included the following:
Higher pay (58%)
Finding a different role (33%)
Securing a better work schedule (31%)
Moving to a preferred location (25%)
Career advancement or training opportunities (24%)
Better staffing levels (24%)