NEW YORK, NEW YORK — A new survey of 1,000 American nurses finds that nine in 10 believe the quality of patient care often suffers due to nursing shortages (90%). In fact, the majority add that they feel guilty about taking a break because they think they must always be on call (55%). Almost six in 10 nurses have even noticed their patients have suffered because they have too much on their plate (56%).

Additionally, half of the nurses polled admit they have considered leaving the nursing profession (50%).

According to the survey conducted by OnePoll and connectRN, the top reason why nurses plan to leave their careers is the nursing shortages (61%), followed by having a better work/life balance (58%), feeling their mental health is at risk because of burnout (56%), and a lack of appreciation (51%).

In fact, six in 10 blame staff shortages when it comes to why they feel they don’t have control over their careers (60%). That may also be why 58 percent of nurses don’t think their employers are doing enough […]