Is COVID-19 the straw that broke the back of the emergency nursing workforce?

Sarah CornishSharon KlimAnne-Maree Kelly

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)

The data suggest that approximately 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, a high proportion of ED nurses intend to leave ED nursing within 5 years, which will exacerbate pre-existing shortages. Active strategies to address this are urgently needed.

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