Good nurses migrating from the profession

Good nurses migrating from the profession due to various frustrations within the profession

Good nurses migrating from the profession

Somebody once told me that being a nurse is a calling and I believed him. My good reason for believing is the kind of work they do. It take great passion and commitment to be a nurse and serve people whole heartedly. This is what I believe but to my surprise, the same person telling me this also mentioned to me that even though being a nurse is a calling, many good nurses are leaving the profession. This made me thinking because I wanted to know why good nurses migrating from the calling? In my search for answers, I spoke to doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center to shed in more light about the migration. To my surprise doctor Akoury did not object. She actually confirmed that indeed good nurses migration to other professions is true because of various discomforts they are experiencing.

We had share in our previous blog that mismanagement is one of the major reasons for the migration. Besides that the following are other reasons why good nurses migrating from the profession is on the rise:

• Lack of upward mobility
• Underpayment
• Too many tasks
• Under staffing

Good nurses migrating from the profession: Lack of promotion (Upward mobility)

Many nurses are not happy with their choice career because they have realized that job mobility form the bedside nurse is just not easy without having further studies and acquiring an additional degree. And even with the acquisition of a nursing degree it is still very unlikely because with this degree, you will be over qualified in relation to other professions besides nursing and may not pay the equivalent of a nurse’s current salary. Therefore for one to get a job that pays as much or more than the average RN makes, additional years of school are typically required. This is a sacrifice that some may not be able to make, given that going back to school requires time away from work. Satisfaction in the profession then becomes limited and the consequence of that is migration to other places where this omission can be satisfied.

Finally people across all professions are looking forward to personal growth and development in their place of work. Today this is one area where managers are and policy makers of every institution are encouraging because it often translate to greater productivity in the work force. Nurses are also not left out. They too would want to develop and grow from one level to another. When this is not made possible, good nurses migration from the profession is certainly inevitable. Doctor Akoury advices that to avoid good nurses migration, every institution must invest in the training of their nurses and make them more resourceful both in their individual career and to the communities they serve in.

Good nurses migrating from the profession

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