Keeping nurses on the job: Retention is part of the answer to the nursing shortage
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 17:14
in Psychology & Sociology
A new research study, published in the March/April issue of the journal Nursing Economics, has determined what factors can help keep new nurses from leaving their jobs and - in doing so - save health systems money. When nurses leave for another position or retire early, it dramatically affects a hospital's bottom line - as much as 5 percent of a hospital's budget may go to paying for nursing turnover costs.