Unhappy nurses leaving nursing profession in mass
It is amazing that at a time when the job market is saturated with unemployment so many nurses are quitting their jobs in numbers. Statistics has it that very many unhappy nurses leaving nursing profession today than ever before. The question that then follows is why? To address this we spoke to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury. It is a fact that many nurses are leaving their professions for others and this is worrying she says. In her many decades of experience working with nurses, doctor Akoury has sighted the following as some of the reasons why nurses are unhappy:
- Poor management
- Lack of upward mobility
- Underpayment
- Too many tasks
- Under staffing
To better understand why unhappy nurses leaving nursing profession in mass, we are going to discuss each of the reasons in a five part series elaborately in the next five blogs. This is one honest engagement you do not want to miss out on and so we want to invite you to keep on the link to learn with us and where possible find solutions together.
Poor management has been sighted as one of the major reasons why unhappy nurses are leaving the profession. Nurses and in particular the bedside nurses feels that they are not getting the support they need from their counterparts in the management levels. The list of complain is long but for a quick preview the following are some of the concerns:
- Poor communication between the two levels with no value attached to the feedback from staff
- In equality and favoritism among staff and particular shift. The night shift nurses feels left out by the management.
- Lack of support this is the common denominator to all nurses. All unhappy nurses are of the opinion that as their colleagues get promotion to the managerial positions, they often forget where they have come from and the daily struggles the bedside nurses go through.
Under poor management a lot could come out. Like in most cases luck of support to the bedside nurses comes because the managers are so much consumed into their job that they are often unaware of the stressors their staff go through. Negligence is also another reason, once promoted you feel comfortable and just don’t care to attend to the needs of your staff.
Many unhappy nurses are frustrated because of luck of consideration to those working in the night shift. The feeling is that they are completely ignored by the management and this is one major reason for the discomfort and eventual exodus to the profession. These sentiments are not just coming from the night shift nurses, but it cuts across the board. There is the general feeling that the management doesn’t value their contribution as part of the health care team. This feeling is killing the profession and the rate of unhappy nurses leaving needs to be re-look into with a view of making corrections.
A diplomatic leadership approach needs to be adopted where managers engages with their staff and listen to their opinions and inputs. Diplomacy enables each voice to be listen to and appreciated. It also encourages active participation among employees and dissipate some of the negative feelings some nurses feel towards their management team, if a system of inclusion can be adopted, we can avoid mass exodus and any unhappy nurse will be comfortable that his/her problem will be addressed.
Unhappy nurses leaving nursing profession in mass
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