Eighty Percent (80%) Of RNs Say Hospitals Need More RNs

Feb. 16, 2008 - PRLog -- SAUSALITO, CA -- In a national online survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses, 80% of the Registered Nurses surveyed said their hospitals were short-staffed of RNs.

In a nationalwide survey of 537 Registered Nurses, 46% said they were "badly" short-staffed of RNs at their hospitals, and 34% said they were "very" short staffed of Registered Nurses. Five percent (5%) of the RNs surveyed said they were " a little" short-staffed, while 15% said they "weren't" short-staffed at all.


This internet survey of 537 Registered Nurses was conducted on February 11, 2008 by the American Society of Registered Nurses (ASRN). The margin of sampling error for the survey is + / - 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

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About ASRN: The American Society of Registered Nurses was founded in May 2003 for the purpose of bringing together professional registered nurses. Today, ASRN has active registered nurse members in all 50 States and four US territories. ASRN brings together nurses from all fields of inquiry, regions, and specializations both inside and outside academe in order to expand the study and practice of nursing, and offer support, representation, education, and distinction to its members. Additional information is available on its web site, www.asrn.org.

Website: www.asrn.org