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

During the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, were more prone to diseases. Globally attrition rate was high among nurses and during the pandemic, it increased because of various reasons such as the risk of infection, occupational and psychological 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 to describe the impact of nurse attrition rate on nursing administration during 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.