Hospital Nursing Has Not Returned to Pre-COVID Conditions
Job dissatisfaction and intentions to leave employment continue to rise even after the pandemic has receded, and more nurses lack confidence in their management to act in the best interest of patients. New policy approaches seem warranted, including setting minimum safe hospital nurse staffing requirements.
Authors
- Karen B. Lasater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5834-1954)
- Matthew D. McHugh
- Linda H. Aiken
Institutions
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002296
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00