In 2023, burnout levels among registered nurses in the United States were alarming. Indeed, over two-thirds of surveyed registered nurses stated to have feelings of burnout on most days in 2023. When asked about having feelings of burnout on most days, 37 percent of surveyed registered nurses stated that they strongly agreed, and 31 percent somewhat agreed. On the other hand, only eight percent of nurses said that they strongly disagreed that they felt burned out on most days during their job.
Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023
Full wording of the category for this statistic was :
"Most days I feel burned out" (n=17,865)
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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Merritt Hawkins. (May 1, 2023). Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Share of Registered Nurses Who Feel Burned out on Most Days in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Share of registered nurses who feel burned out on most days in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389778/nurses-feeling-burnout-united-states/
