Study: Recession Led to Job Loyalty among Nurses

According to a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the recent recession has led to registered nurses being more loyal to their employers. However, this loyalty shouldn't be confused with job satisfaction. Instead, it is more likely that nurses are staying in their current jobs until the economy improves.

The nurses who did leave their jobs during the study period said the following could have convinced them to stay:

• 32%: Management could not have done anything to keep them from leaving
• 12%: Improved management
• 11%: Change in shift or hours
• 8%: Better pay
• 3%: Better benefits
• 1%: Bonus or cash incentive to stay

To read the study, click here.