Nurse specialists experienced lower rates of career satisfaction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Medscape's 2023 "Nurse Career Satisfaction Report," published Dec. 12, with registered nurses and nursing managers experiencing the highest drop in satisfaction rates.
Here is how the pandemic affected career satisfaction rates for six nursing specialties:
Registered nurses
Increased satisfaction: 6%
Did not change satisfaction: 42%
Decreased satisfaction: 52%
Licensed practical nurses
Increased satisfaction: 8%
Did not change satisfaction: 51%
Decreased satisfaction: 41%
Nurse practitioners
Increased satisfaction: 6%
Did not change satisfaction: 44%
Decreased satisfaction: 50%
Clinical nurse specialists
Increased satisfaction: 10%
Did not change satisfaction: 51%
Decreased satisfaction: 40%
Certified registered nurse anesthetists
Increased satisfaction: 6%
Did not change satisfaction: 51%
Decreased satisfaction: 43%
Nursing managers
Increased satisfaction: 2%
Did not change satisfaction: 46%
Decreased satisfaction: 52%