CHI Health Good Samaritan hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, had no choice but to close its transitional-care unit in the summer of 2017 because of a nursing shortage. “It was a hard decision,” Good Samaritan then-CEO Michael Schnieders said. “For a while now, we’ve been unable to fill open nursing positions.”1
Hospitals and clinics all around the country struggle with similar shortages. By 2025, it’s predicted, the deficit for nursing assistants and nurse practitioners will be 125,000.2
Compounding this nursing shortage, 63% of hospital nurses have reported work burnout, with 85% noting that their jobs made them fatigued overall, and 98% saying that their work was physically and mentally demanding.3
One study showed that burnout among nurses was associated with lower patient satisfaction and could even threaten a healthcare facility’s efforts to achieve Triple Aim goals. The authors of that study noted repeatedly hearing statements such as, “We have adopted the Triple Aim as our framework, but the stressful work life of our clinicians and staff impacts our ability to achieve the three aims.”4
Included in this Contents:
- The Role of Workstation and Documentation Environments on Nurse Well-Being
- Going Forward: Expectations for Millennial and Generation Z Nurses
- How to Improve the Documentation and Charting Experience
- Select the Right Workstation for the Right Space
- Reduce Nurse Discomfort, Retain More Nurses and Raise Patient Satisfaction
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