b'SALARY SURVEY|Have your hours changed Do you feel you are adequatelydue to COVID? equipped by job title?APN APNNo 76% No 38%Yes 22% Yes 62%DNP/PHD DNP/PHDNo 73% No 39%Yes 23% Yes 61%LPN-LVN LPN-LVNNo 65% No 43%Yes 27% Yes 57%NP NPNo 72% No 39%Yes 24% Yes 61%RN RNNo 65% No 50%Yes 25% Yes 50%CHANGE IN HOURSADEQUATELY EQUIPPED BY JOB TITLEBetween 25 percent and 30 percent of professionals saw theirRNs were evenly split on whether or not they felt adequately core hours change or increase during the pandemic. (Editorsequipped during the pandemic, but other professions saw more note: these percentages do not equal 100 in all cases due to someyes answers than no. Nonetheless, even APNs, the group in respondents leaving the question blank.) which the highest percentage of professionals felt adequately equipped, saw 38 percent answer no. A considerable number of professionals clearly felt ill prepared.Have you considered changing specialties as a result of covid?APN DNP/PHD LPN-LVN NP RNNo 41% No 45% No 17% No 34% No 30%Yes 7% Yes 8% Yes 3% Yes 7% Yes 4%CHANGING SPECIALTIES Of professionals who specialize, only about 15 percent were seriously considering a change in specialty as a result of COVID-19.24 NURSES 2020 SALARY SURVEY RESULTS| www.elitecme.com'