Nursing, a cornerstone of healthcare, finds itself at a crucial juncture demanding a paradigm shift to address the challenges it is facing. This year promises to be pivotal, with nurse leaders confronting challenges simultaneously: Ongoing health system financial constraints Persistent workforce instability Regulatory ambiguity around mandated staffing ratios As we navigate these important issues, it […]
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Accelerating Workforce Retention: New Strategies for Nurse Executives In the Spring of 2023, Nursing Catalyst researchers examined top-performing med-surg units with low turnover to better define successful retention in 2023 and understand if traditional retention strategies, including Magnet principles, are still impactful. By re-examining nursing’s forces of magnetism, Nursing Catalyst is equipping nurse executives with […]
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Effective nurse managers have never been more critical to improving frontline retention. Yet, the growing scope of the role makes it difficult for many managers to connect, engage, and grow their teams. This session will outline the first wave of findings from an ongoing Nursing Catalyst series on measuring manager workload in a principled manner. […]
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Re-Examining Nursing’s Forces of Magnetism In the Spring of 2023, Nursing Catalyst researchers wanted to better define successful retention in 2023 and, perhaps more importantly, understand if traditional retention strategies, including Magnet principles, are still impactful today. To answer these questions, the research team conducted 22 in-depth interviews and collected data from top-performing med-surg […]
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