Younger, less experienced nurses increasingly make up today's nursing workforce. From 2020 to 2022, there was a 22.6% rise in the proportion of nurses with less than 10 years of tenure.¹ Adding to this challenge is the high turnover rate among novice nurses. In 2024, more than 30% of newly graduated nurses left their positions within their first year of practice.²

It may be tempting to attribute novice nurse turnover to different generational attitudes, differences, and expectations. However, a more likely explanation lies within the individual, organizational, and systemic factors that influence new graduate nurse retention.

This expert insight unpacks three overarching insights derived from new graduate nurses' perspectives. In addition, we offer actionable recommendations to effectively tackle these challenges within your organization.