Nearly 1 in 5 nurses leaves first job within a year, survey finds

Nearly 18 percent of newly licensed registered nurses leave their first nursing job within the first year, and roughly 34 percent leave within two years, according to a study in Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice.

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RN turnover is costly for hospitals, as its organizational costs can reach $6.4 million for large acute-care hospitals. However, researchers found turnover rates are lower for new nurses in hospitals than in other healthcare settings.

Read the full report on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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