Nurses in Austin and across the country took part in the Million Nurse March on May 12. They say the industry is experiencing an alarming staffing shortage which is putting patients at risk.
finds that from the start of the pandemic in 2020 to October 2021, one in five healthcare workers quit their jobs. Other statistics show about 20% of those who have stayed have considered leaving the field entirely.Million Nurse March which was part of a nationwide event.
"None of us went into nursing to do a bad job. We are here to do a good job, but we have to have the tools to do it with. Some of those tools include having other nurses. Biggest tool in our toolbox is enough staff," Goodman says."What are we hoping to accomplish with this march today? Safe staffing ratios. There are a lot of us nurses that have way too many patients with way too high acuity," Poindexter says.
The pandemic hit older nurses especially hart as they were at greater risk and closer to retirement. Simmons University says this further exacerbated the staffing shortage because more than 55% of nurses are over the age of 50.
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