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Thursday, March 08, 2012

"What nurses want" – Survey results


What Nurses Want is a survey carried out by the Monash University Department of Management. It found a very overstretched and undervalued workforce: - 38% of nurses reported high to very high levels of stress and burnout; half did not trust their employer to keep promises; and only 40% were content with their pay and conditions (compared to 75% from the broader working population).

Many nurses are set to leave the profession with the survey indicating that 15% of nurses intend to leave within the next 12 months.  Excessive workloads due to lack of funded positions for nursing staff and the feeling they lack the recognition they deserve as health care professionals  were among the main reasons given for this.

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