A 2017 study from RNnetwork, one of the largest, travel nursing companies in the country, shows nearly half of the nurses they surveyed are considering leaving the field altogether. RNnetwork provided an email poll to more than 600 nurses across the nation to assess their views on hot-button issues like the national nursing shortage, increasing workloads, the struggle to find work/life balance, and how respected they feel in their current jobs. Most of the survey’s participants work in hospitals and range in age from 25 to 55. Following are the main reasons nurses are contemplating leaving the profession.

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