Most nurses believe that risks loom for the nursing profession, and for most of them, more responsibilities is the biggest risk, according to Vital Signs 2012, a national nursing attitudes and outlook report by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.
The findings of the report are based on a survey of nurses conducted online from October to November 2012. The 969 respondents were self-selected.
Seventy-two percent of respondents believed that the nursing profession will face risks.
The top risks, according to the survey, are:
• More responsibilities, including out-of-scope work and higher patient-to-nurse ratios — 30 percent
• Nursing shortage, burnout and decreased interest in profession due to working conditions — 18 percent
• Increased liabilities/litigation risk — 18 percent
• Increased medical error risk — 11 percent
• Registered Nurses replaced by lower paid nurse extenders — 11 percent
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The findings of the report are based on a survey of nurses conducted online from October to November 2012. The 969 respondents were self-selected.
Seventy-two percent of respondents believed that the nursing profession will face risks.
The top risks, according to the survey, are:
• More responsibilities, including out-of-scope work and higher patient-to-nurse ratios — 30 percent
• Nursing shortage, burnout and decreased interest in profession due to working conditions — 18 percent
• Increased liabilities/litigation risk — 18 percent
• Increased medical error risk — 11 percent
• Registered Nurses replaced by lower paid nurse extenders — 11 percent
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