Beyond the Challenges: An Optimistic Perspective on Nursing asa Career

Abstract

The nursing shortages in the United States are well documented in the literature, with COVID-19 further escalating the workforce shortage and exposing the drawbacks in the healthcare systems, such as unsafe work conditions, high levels of burnout, and long-standing neglected issues in the health care system, lead nurses to leave the profession. Studies have estimated that more than 100,000 Rn’s left the profession during 2021, which is a significant drop, unlike in the past 40 years [1]. While these problems are substantial and discussed in previous literature beyond the challenges in the nursing profession, this paper focuses on an optimistic perspective on nursing as a career.