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STUDY: 186% Pandemic Spike in Nurse

Demand Worsens Turnover and Stress

For healthcare professionals in the early 2021 however, 80% of nurses ic were 26% more likely to say they
United States, the COVID-19 pandem- report their facility now provides ade- were considering a job change for the
ic has meant longer shifts, more quate PPE. sake of earning a higher salary.
patients with life-threatening symp- While this is a dramatic improve- Thirty-four percent of nurses indi-
toms, and putting their own health on ment, a fifth of nurses still do not have cated they’d experienced personal or
the line to treat others. adequate protection from COVID-19. family financial hardship in the past
More than a year into the pandemic, 23% of nurses say that despite greater year due to the pandemic, which may
Incredible Health analyzed proprietary PPE availability, they personally con- explain the focus on earning more
hiring data from their platform and tracted COVID-19 at some point in income. Especially when 11% of nurs-
surveyed nurses across the U.S. to bet- the past year. es experienced a pay cut during the
ter understand the full scope of the While PPE has improved, healthcare pandemic.
pandemic’s impact on American workplaces are struggling to ade- What can healthcare leaders do to
nurses. BY DR. IMAN ABUZEID quately address the increased mental support nurses? Leaders can care for
Incredible Health is a marketplace health needs of their nursing staff. nurses’ mental and emotional needs
technology that works with hospi- or family financial hardship during the 73% of the nurses say they’re not suf- by listening to nurses’ concerns and
tals’ in-house recruiting teams to hire pandemic ficiently supported by their facility to provide coping resources for stress,
permanent, specialized nurses in 20 As of this study’s completion in deal with the added stress of battling a anxiety, and burn out. Every frontline
days or less. Hospitals save at least March 2020, 73% of nurses had pandemic. nurse should also receive education
$2M per facility per year in travel already received at least one dose of Despite this perceived limited sup- on the importance of vaccinations for
nurse, overtime, and HR costs when the vaccine. Though it’s a promising port, nurses were 75% more likely to themselves and their community.
they partner with Incredible Health. signal, this means that over a quarter decline an interview request during For this study, Incredible Health
Incredible Health’s key findings of nurses remain unvaccinated. the pandemic, because they preferred analyzed proprietary data from over
from the COVID-19 Impact Study: Of nurses who have not yet received to remain with their current employer. 60,000 nurse profiles as well as over
• 9% of nurses do not plan to get the a dose, 33% say they don’t plan to get In addition, nurses were 9% less likely 14,000 interview requests, and also
vaccine at all the vaccine at all, even when one to report considering a job change in surveyed over 500 registered nurses in
• During the pandemic, nurses were becomes available to them (an issue order to work in a new city or neigh- the United States between February 4
75% more likely to decline an inter- reportedly driven, at least in part, by borhood. and February 19 of 2021.
view request because they preferred to social media misinformation). Yet there were still many nurses
remain with their current employer, Vaccines are not the only way to accepting new roles in 2020 on Dr. Iman Abuzeid is the Co-founder
compared to the months leading up to protect nurses from the virus. In the Incredible Health’s hiring platform. and CEO of Incredible Health, a career
the pandemic early days of the pandemic, personal Why were these nurses making the marketplace whose matching technology
• During the pandemic, nurses who protective equipment (PPE) shortages change? enables hospital Recruiting teams to hire
are looking for a new job are 26% more were common across the country. Incredible Health’s data suggests permanent, experienced nurses in less
likely to consider a job change in order Incredible Health’s survey from May that finances play a major factor. than 20 days, much faster than the 90
to earn a higher salary, compared to the 2020 showed that as little as 37% of Compared with the months leading up day national average. For more informa-
months leading up to the pandemic nurses were receiving proper PPE. In to the pandemic, nurses joining tion about Incredible Health,
• 34% of nurses reported a personal Incredible Health during the pandem- go to www.incrediblehealth.com.

Cover Story: Community, Ethnicity, Language, Cultures: No Boundaries for Healing

Continued from page 1
and healthy living among older adults Haitian-American Nurse Association, the older adults to maintain a focus on pre- the benefits of a wholistic approach to
and minorities adding culturally-appro- Genesis Community Clinic Health ventive health and maintenance. health. One serious health event can lead
priate education and tools to the healing Center and Caridad Center, along with Additionally, an awareness of older to a domino effect in wellness, she
process. the Palm Beach County Commission. adults who were more savvy with tech- explained.
For example, when the COVID-19 cri- Together plans were quickly implement- nology allowed her to create a train-the- “My model of nursing care is to apply
sis hit, she was able to pair her work and ed to coordinate registrations and trainer program to empower older adults my knowledge of the clinical, social, cul-
masters research experiences on the administer vaccines for those unable to to connect with each other and avoid or tural, environmental and personal
annual flu vaccine with knowledgeable access technology to sign up for appoint- at least alert health professionals of some aspects of healing and prevention – not
community and church affiliated con- ments. mental or physical health issues that just providing responsive catch-up nurs-
nections to battle the pandemic oblitera- “I used my connections as a vehicle to loneliness can cause. ing care to treat disease symptoms,” she
tion of social interactions among seniors. increase access to COVID testing and A member of the Haitian Catholic explained.
This isolation was compounded by a vaccinations in vulnerable older popula- Church since 1995, she describes her A published author, advanced clini-
technology gap, so she partnered with tions,” Rizzo said. “We knew who could involvement with the Haitian-American cian, health advocate, educator, mentor
the FAU Memory and Wellness Center to not maneuver through the technological older adult population serving as the and preceptor, Rizzo is also proud of
support seniors by providing access to an pathways for registration and made health ministry coordinator since 2006, being a mom of three thriving young
Uber line so older members can stay arrangements to speed up the process for providing a pathway to outreach, health adult sons. She lives and breathes her
connected via telephone during the pan- them.” programs and health mission trips to the mission to lead and support efforts to
demic. A support group was led by the She also worked to replace cancelled Dominican Republic servicing Haitian improve the quality of life in aging
wellness center Nurse Practitioners and on-site fitness and healthy aging support refugees there. minority populations.
group leader. groups with a university sponsored According to Rizzo, aging does not
She relied on her working ties and out- Memory Cafe, a regular weekly interac- necessarily need to be accented by debil-
reach with the Black Nurse Practitioners tion of 25-30 participants over phone itating illness and dementia. Older To connect with Tamara Adonis-Rizzo,
of Palm Beach County Association, the lines to connect and inspire Haitian adults are resilient and can thrive with email tamaraadonisrizzo@gmail.com.

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