Nursing Trends -- Part 1 of 2

In the November and December 2017 issues ofAmerican Nurse Today, theANA revealed the results ofa survey of almost 6,000 nurses. This nursing survey explored the state of the profession in relation to trends in nursing salaries, the makeup of the nurse clinician workforce, and workplace culture and environment. Let ' s explore some of what they found -- we ' ll explore more in next week ' s blog post.The ANA frequently utilizes significant data to analyze our profession, so diving into their findings can be quite elucidating.  If you ' re not a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and don ' t have a login to their website, you likely didn ' t see this information when it rolled out in the final months of 2017.Nurse ManagersThe ANA survey results showed that the majority (44%) of respondents have been in management between 1 and 10 years, with budgets of anywhere from $100,000 to $250,000. Half stated they were not eligible for any sort of bonus. Meanwhile, 60% said that recruiting nurses in the previous 12 months was quite difficult, and 18% actually had a certification in nursing leadership.Nurse CliniciansAbout 50% of those responding to the survey shared that they serve in a clinical role, and 10% were APRNs.Interestingly, 82% of managers and 71% of clinicians worked the day shift only, and 13.5% worked night shift only. An additional 10% worked both days and nights. 40% regularly work 12-hour shifts. The majority of respondents work somewhere between 40 and...
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