School nurses and hospital staff nurses are some of the unhappiest in the field,, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.
Nursing Process, an independent, educational resource site, used metrics such as salary, upward mobility, stress level, flexibility, work-life balance and future industry growth to determine happiness within nurse specialties.
Here are the top 15 unhappiest jobs for nurses:
1. School nurse
2. Hospital staff nurse
3. Emergency room nurse
4. Substance abuse nurse
5. Correctional nursing
6. Nurse educator
7. Nurse manager
8. Home health nurse
9. Insurance physical nurse
10. Nursing home RN
11. Public health nurse
12. Camp nurse
13. Diabetic educator
14. Hospice nurse
15. Hospital OR nurse