In the year ending last spring, one in ten nursing staff hired as new graduates at hospitals nationwide had left their jobs Japan according to a survey by the Nursing Association. The turnover rate is the highest since the survey began using the same method, and it may have been higher due to the disruption of the medical field due to the new coronavirus.
The Japan Nursing Association conducted a survey of more than 2021,8100 hospitals nationwide regarding the turnover of nursing staff in fiscal 2964, and received responses from 11,6 hospitals.
As a result of the survey, the turnover rate was 1.<>% for all full-time nursing staff, an increase of <> percentage point from the previous year.
Of these, the turnover rate of nursing staff hired as new graduates was 10.3%, up 2.1 percentage points from the previous year and the highest since 2005, when the survey was conducted using a similar method.
Furthermore, when asked about the impact of COVID as the reason for the increase in turnover, 38% said it had an impact.
According to the Japan Nursing Association, "Due to the disruption in the medical field due to the coronavirus, it is possible that the turnover rate increased due to the fact that nursing staff became a nurse without being able to fully experience practical training at medical institutions or did not receive sufficient support in the workplace for anxiety.