Effect of the Increased Nursing Attrition Rate on Nursing Administration Process during the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Selected Tertiary Care Hospital

<p><span>During<span> </span>the<span> </span>COVID-19<span> </span>outbreak,<span> </span>healthcare<span> </span>professionals,<span> </span>particularly<span> </span>nurses,<span> </span>were<span> </span>more<span> </span>prone to<span> </span>diseases.<span> </span>Globally<span> </span>attrition<span> </span>rate<span> </span>was<span> </span>high<span> </span>among<span> </span>nurses<span> </span>and<span> </span>during<span> </span>the<span> </span>pandemic,<span> </span>it<span> </span>increased because<span> </span>of<span> </span>various<span> </span>reasons<span> </span>such<span> </span>as<span> </span>the<span> </span>risk<span> </span>of<span> </span>infection,<span> </span>occupational<span> </span>and<span> </span>psychological<span> </span>stress, causing risk to their loved ones. This led to a chaotic situation where nurse managers were forced to implement specific strategic plans to deal with increased nurse attrition. This study aims<span> </span>to<span> </span>describe<span> </span>the<span> </span>impact<span> </span>of<span> </span>nurse<span> </span>attrition<span> </span>rate<span> </span>on<span> </span>nursing<span> </span>administration<span> </span>during<span> </span>COVID-19 at a selected tertiary care hospital. The research approach adopted in this study is descriptive cross-sectional. A total sample of 66 nurses involved in nursing administration. The data is collected through a structured questionnaire and the nurse attrition data during the COVID-19 pandemic period was collected from the interview method during the survey. Statistical tests used were frequency, percentage, mean, Standard Deviation (S.D). The study showed that there is a moderate impact of increased nurse attrition on nursing administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study led to the identification of gaps that need to be addressed in a similar crisis.</span></p>