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Factors of registered nurse vacancies in the United States
Nicholas Yell1, Elizabeth Crouch1, Nabil Natafgi1
1Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Background:
Nursing shortages have been an issue in the United States since the 1930s.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to use the percentage of registered nurse (RN) vacancies to identify associations with RN shortages, at the hospital- and county-level.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study uses the 2019 American Hospital Association annual survey and the Social Determinants of Health 2019 database. The dependent variable was the percentage of vacant RN positions at the hospital. Independent variables included hospital demographics, county demographics, RN workload factors, and RN support factors. A multiple linear regression model and a logistic regression model were used to determine associations of the percentage of RN vacancies and the odds of having 10% or more RN vacancies, respectively.
Discussion:
RN workload appeared to have the greatest association with RN vacancies.
Conclusion:
Future research should focus on investigating ways to decrease RN workloads, decrease burnout in mental health hospitals, and determining further differences in the associations of RN vacancies and RN turnover.
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