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Over a quarter of nurses in North Carolina A survey by the State Nursing Association found that many were victims of workplace violence, including patients and family members of patients.
- The North Carolina Nurses Association said in a release that violence in NICUs and hospital halls is just one of many challenges fueling burnout among nurses here, and that it “seems to be unstoppable. ” he said.
Important reasons: The results highlight the shortage of stressed workers, violence against nurses, and the lingering presence of COVID among the state’s frontline health care providers.
- “Warning signs have been flashing for some time now, and the more time it takes to address these systemic issues, the more time it takes to pull the profession out of this swoon,” said Meka Dutit Ingram, president of the North Carolina Nursing Association. becomes difficult.
Big picture: The nonscientific findings reflect national trends in nurse burnout, the association said.
detail: The association conducted a survey of its members from late October to early November and received responses from 315 nurses.
- 80{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} of members say they feel understaffed at the facility where they work.
- Nearly half say they have personally witnessed violence at work in the past two years.
good news: Slightly less burnout among nurses compared to the February study.
- In the February survey, nurses’ average response was 5.2, down 5.6.
- However, one-third of the nurses who responded said they scored 8, 9, or 10.
“I’m ready to find a new career,” said one nurse.
Line spacing: The survey found that COVID hasn’t had as much of an impact on nurses as it has in the past two years.
Yes, but: “But that doesn’t mean the pandemic is over,” the association said.
