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A 2024 report found that 4 out of 5 nurses experienced at least one episode of such behaviors in the previous year. Ivan-balvan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking

Carolyn Dickens, University of Illinois Chicago

Nurses are leaving the profession faster than they’re being replaced – in part due to the emotional and physical toll they endure from disrespectful patients or their loved ones.

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