Exhaustion, too low wages, depression… According to a study by the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES) released by franceinfonearly one in two nurses has left the hospital or changed jobs after ten years of service.
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In fact, this survey released on August 24 analyzes only that between 1989 and 2019 “54% of hospital nurses are still nurses after ten years of career ». AND the more recent the start of their career, the lower this stat :“This share is lower for those who started practicing in the late 2000s (50%) than for their seniors who started the profession in the early 1990s (60%) »observe the study.
National nurses union aims to ‘doubling workload’
Thus, nurses who started their careers in the 2000s are more likely to drop out of their hospital careers, notes franceinfo. Many nurses are throwing in the towel, because of the low salaries AND working conditions deteriorated. Others prefer to practice in the liberal professions or even in nursing homes.
” Is it any wonder that underpaid and understaffed nurses don’t stay in the hospital? ” the National Union of Nursing Professionals (SNPI-CFE CGC) reacted in a statement. It also indicates ” the doubling of the nursing workload in the last ten years “.
The union believes they already exist “60,000 nursing post vacancies e 10% of caregivers » on sick leave. SNPI also mentions the cases “of exhaustion »From “depression” you hate “burnt”.
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