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INSPIRED BY THE growing nursing shortage, we surveyed high-school students and adult career-switchers about their interest in nursing as a possible career. We made a startling discovery: Only 5% of students and 3% of adults said they'd choose nursing as a career. We also learned that being happy at your job is the number one motivator for both students and adults—yet only 35% of students and 33% of adults believe that nursing provides this benefit.
Today, 1 in 10 nursing jobs is unfilled in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nursing shortage will reach 1 million nurses by 2012. Our telephone survey, commissioned by nurse-executives in the Partners HealthCare System (Partners Chief Nurse Council), was designed to address this crisis. Besides exploring what potential nursing students look for in a career, we wanted to identify deterrents that might steer them away from nursing.
In this article, we'll discuss key findings from this survey, which was based on 800 telephone interviews. (See About this study.) We'll also suggest ways you and your colleagues can use this information at the grassroots level to attract more bright young people and seasoned adults to nursing.
What's the single most important reason for a career choice?
Respondents were asked about their reasons for career choice
INSPIRED BY THE growing nursing shortage, we surveyed high-school students and adult career-switchers about their interest in nursing as a possible career. We made a startling discovery: Only 5% of students and 3% of adults said they'd choose nursing as a career. We also learned that being happy at your job is the number one motivator for both students and adults—yet only 35% of students and 33% of adults believe that nursing provides this benefit.
Today, 1 in 10 nursing jobs is unfilled in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nursing shortage will reach 1 million nurses by 2012. Our telephone survey, commissioned by nurse-executives in the Partners HealthCare System (Partners Chief Nurse Council), was designed to address this crisis. Besides exploring what potential nursing students look for in a career, we wanted to identify deterrents that might steer them away from nursing.
In this article, we'll discuss key findings from this survey, which was based on 800 telephone interviews. (See About this study.) We'll also suggest ways you and your colleagues can use this information at the grassroots level to attract more bright young people and seasoned adults to nursing.
What's the single most important reason for a career choice?
Respondents were asked about their reasons for career choice
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