Attract and retain top nursing talent -- organizations that have achieved magnet status tend to have far less turnover than those who do not. The research postulates that this is due to several factors, among which the nurses' ability to actively participate in the organization and higher than average job satisfaction scores (Jones and Gates, 2007). Improve patient care, safety, and customer satisfaction -- Because nurses are happier, have more advanced

Nursing Administration-Staffing A strategy for recruiting nurses for the acute care units The effect of the nursing shortage crisis combined with higher patient acuity has become a crucial concern for the nursing management team. This relates largely to the balancing patient needs with staffing needs. Nurse executives at hospitals contribute to the shortage of women having numerous opportunities outside the health care industry and to inadequate compensation for work done. However, diverse

It is thus possible for the institution to retain nurses by strengthening the interpersonal leadership and management skills that lead to empowerment within the healthcare environment. This is especially supported by studies that found that despite the fact that a nurses' pay is important, it is not as critical in enhancing retention as a positive work place or an empowered environment that promotes teamwork and encourages ongoing learning, trust,

Nursing Leadership Batcheller, J.A. (2011). On-boarding and enculturation of new chief nursing officers. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(5), 235-239. This article examines the on-boarding process for new chief nursing officers by examining the onboarding process for 6 new chief nursing officers. The examination is aimed at determining what type of support leaders new to an executive role requires and how to on-board leaders who are experienced, but who are new to a particular

Clinical narratives are used for the articulation and sharing of knowledge and experience which has been acquired over time and through experiential learning and is a way of enabling nurses to "tap into the thought processes and best practices of expert clinicians" through sharing of stories based on experience. Professional conferences involve the attending of conferences, which expose nurses to ideas that are new and best practices of other

Acute care facilities try to maintain low costs and employ quality nurses. Within this statement is a double standard. How can we have quality nurses and cut costs at the same time? This is where the skill mix comes into play. In the skill mix, there are Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed staff. If the lesser skilled staff free RNs they can be better able to