Introduction: Strategies for Nurse Retention
As the nursing shortage is a nationwide problem, the issue of employee retention is crucial in healthcare organizations. This project report on employee retention strategies analyzes several options available to healthcare facilities to retain workers. The paper summarizes scholarly articles on nurse retention strategies and provides a matrix containing the challenges and benefits of different approaches.
Nurse Retention Strategies
Conclusion
This paper has reviewed four strategies for nurse retention: employee recognition, nurse empowerment, employee reward system, and training and development. Employee retention strategies in healthcare have many benefits, such as increased employee motivation, engagement, commitment, and patient outcomes, as well as reduced turnover rates. At the same time, nurse retention strategies can be challenging to implement because healthcare organizations should carefully develop incentives for nurses and effectively allocate scarce resources.
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