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Burnout in healthcare. Women in healthcare are feeling the pressure of the workplace to a larger degree than men are, the Hill reports. In a recent survey, 86% of women in nonphysician healthcare roles, such as nurse, physician assistant, and technician, shared that they felt burned out. In comparison, 66% of men in such roles said the same. Data from the American Medical Association also showed that 57% of women serving as physician or nonphysician healthcare providers said they had symptoms of burnout in 2022, compared with 47% of men in such roles. [The Hill]

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Nursing leaders leaving. Almost a third of nurse leaders in US hospitals intend to exit their roles in the coming year, according to Marketplace reporting of an AMN Healthcare survey conducted in 2023. In fact, some leaders expect to depart the nursing profession entirely. While there are plenty of talented nurses to fill leadership positions, there’s a lack of mentorship, noted one chief nursing officer. And leadership roles may not be the most interesting positions for some nurses, said the CEO of a nurse-hiring platform. [Marketplace]

About 75% of early-tenure nurse respondents reported that they agreed or strongly agreed that they enjoyed working with most-tenured nurses.

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Career continuum complexities. Nurses are still reeling from the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated existing challenges in healthcare delivery. Healthcare organizations have been trying to better understand how to attract nurses to the workforce and improve retention. There’s been considerable attention given to the four generations in the workplace, but when it comes to nursing, tenure adds a dimension to the discussion. It may be one of the more defining characteristics of employee experience, point out McKinsey senior partner Gretchen Berlin and coauthors.

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Support across nurse tenures. To address the needs of the multitenure nursing workforce, McKinsey surveyed 5,772 nurses as part of an ongoing research collaboration with the American Nurses Foundation. The results revealed that nurses had many positive sentiments about their colleagues. But they also highlighted obstacles to fully realizing the advantages of working with nurses with different degrees of experience. Healthcare organizations can evolve their tactics in three critical areas to ensure a stronger pipeline of nurses who are enthusiastic to stay in the profession.

Bridge the nursing-experience gap

—Edited by Querida Anderson, senior editor, New York

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