Posted by Alumni from MIT
October 19, 2023
Nurses are burning out and leaving the profession, generating fears that a looming nursing shortage will impact many aspects of patient care. What's driving that burnout' What's most important to a nurse's job satisfaction' How common are toxic cultures in health care settings' What can health care leaders do to improve the problems' In this video, we talk to five current and former nurses to learn about the reality of working in health care, including the toxic cultures and stressors they've experienced, and get advice from them and health care experts on what needs to change. Article author and researcher Donald Sull also discusses the truths about job satisfaction revealed by the analysis of 150,000 employer reviews by nurses on job site Glassdoor, and what health care leaders can learn from them. 'The key, actionable finding from our research is, nurses are telling you what's not working for them, often in very granular detail, and they're offering concrete recommendations to... learn more