Why So Many Hawaii Nurses Want To Leave The Profession … A survey released last month found that 23% of the nurses who responded had considered quitting.
Daniel Ross, a registered nurse at the Queen’s Medical Center, thinks about leaving his job every day.
The 60-year-old RN has been in the profession for 40 years. Ross said he’s witnessed many nurses experience burnout due to staffing shortages over the years, but the unforeseen coronavirus pandemic has heightened stress in the profession.
“I tell you, every day I ask myself if this business is worth it,” said Ross, president of the Hawaii Nurses’ Association. “I feel like nurses are expected to work as martyrs, but we’re not martyrs.”
