Many people may be moving on from COVID, but nurses certainly aren't, and as the latest variant sweeps the US, the mental stresses on the profession have reached new highs.
A survey of 2,500 nurses released Wednesday finds that 64% are looking to leave the healthcare profession, a nearly 40% increase from a similar survey a year ago. Three-quarters of those surveyed said they've experienced burnout since the pandemic began and half said they had experienced feelings of trauma, extreme stress, or PTSD.
