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This webinar aims to shed light on the significance of a good transition for newly graduated nurses, which might have the potential to positively impact long-term nurse retention.
And bloody. >> i don't know what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> reporter: melissa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it's never been this bad. >> i've seen a turnover in nurses i never would have thought turned over because they can't take it no more. >> reporter: do you feel you're close to a breaking point? >> i think we already broke. >> reporter: burnout, stress, grueling hours. there are multiple reasons career nurses are choosing to leave. >> we've been seeing it probably hit a peak recently. we have over 120 nursing vacancies open now. >> reporter: when they do, t...
Co-workers suffer as much as you don't want to see your patient suffer. >> one nurse choosing to stay isn't enough. >> you got everything you need? >> mississippi that is at least 2,000 fewer nurses than it did at the beginning of the year. >> it looks heroic. that's not what it is. it's sweaty and hard and chaotic and bloody. >> i didn't know what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> melissa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it's never been this bad. >> i have seen a turnover in nurses i never thought would have turned over because they can't take it no more. >> do you feel ...
Hold. >> that's where a nurse's heart comes in, you know. you don't want to see your co-worker suffer as much as you don't want to see a patient suffer. >> reporter: while it helps, one nurse choosing to stay isn't enough. >> got everything you need? >> reporter: mississippi has at least 2,000 fewer nurses than it did at the beginning of the year. >> it looks heroic, and it looks -- that's not what it is. it's sweaty and hard and chaotic and bloody. >> didn't even know really what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> reporter: melissa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it's ne...
Is. it's sweaty and hard and chaotic and bloody. >> i didn't even know what burnout meant as a nurse until i hit covid. >> mike: he lyssa davis has worked in the icu for 17 years. it's never been this bad. >> i have seen a turnover in nurses i never would have thought would turn over because i can't take it no more. >> reporter: do you feel you're close to a breaking point? >> i think we already broke. >> reporter: burn out, stress, grueling hours. there are multiple reasons career nurses are choosing to leave. >> we've been seeing it hit a peak recently. 120 nursing vacancies open now. >> whe...