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by jonshariat 1514 days ago
Also my first thought when I saw n was 200, lots of surveys make mistakes in sample selection or question writing but it seems with the responses here and my own observations being close to nursing, the main point checks out. Lots of burn out and leaving the profession.
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Agree, I'm definitely not making any statements as to whether or not the burnout is real. I just think that a lot times the assumptions we make when we apply statistical concepts (like standard error) to real world data don't hold up.