2026 survey: 43% of nurses say they may leave the bedside within a year — does that match what you're seeing?

The 2026 State of Nursing survey reports job satisfaction down to 47%, 48% saying their mental health got worse this year, and 27% physically assaulted on the job in the last 12 months. 43% say they're likely to leave bedside nursing within a year. I don't want to reduce this to a stat — for those of you still at the bedside, does this line up with your unit? And if a manager asked you for the one change that would actually make you stay, what would you tell them?

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC

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