The nursing staffing crisis has hit one role particularly hard: the nurse manager

From 2020 to 2022, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) conducted a four-part longitudinal study exploring the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on nurse leaders. They found a decline in nurse leader well-being over the course of the pandemic, particularly in nurse managers. Thirty-three percent of nurse managers reported they were not in a state of emotional well-being, and 20% were contemplating leaving their positions.