1、May 2023Healthcare PracticeNursing in 2023:How hospitals are confronting shortagesNearly a third of surveyed nurses still report an intent to leave their current jobs.Will hospitals efforts bend the curve?This article is a collaborative effort by Gretchen Berlin,Faith Burns,Connor Essick,Meredith La

2、pointe,and Mhoire Murphy,representing views from McKinseys Healthcare Practice.When we tabulated the results of our first nationwide nursing survey almost two years ago,we were surprised to see such a high reported likelihood of nurses planning to leave their jobsand we did not expect this trend to

3、persist for such an extended period of time.But that is what has happened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.In fact,we have seen some of this reported anticipated turnover actually occur,as well as a decrease in the overall active nursing workforce.And there is still cause for concern:today,31 pe

4、rcent of nurses still say they may leave their current direct patient care jobs in the next year,according to our most recent survey.That said,we are cautiously optimistic that some of the practices implemented by healthcare organizations to improve the experience of nurses are bearing fruit.In this

5、 article,we share the latest data from our September 2022 frontline nursing survey of 368frontline nurses providing direct patient care in the United States(see sidebar,“About the research”).We offer these insights as resources for organizations as they continue their journeys of attracting,supporti

6、ng,and retaining a vibrant workforce,as well as promoting longer-term workforce stability.Whats been happening in the nursing workforceNursing turnover continues to be a substantial challenge for healthcare organizations as the number of individuals with the intent to leave their jobs remains high.I