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January 7, 2011 | Journal Article
Nursing quality indicators should include nursing processes, in addition to patient outcomes, to accurately reflect the complexity of hospital nursing care.
May 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This research highlight suggests that policy changes that result in better management, better orientations and a decrease in the amount of stressful work may improve the retention of new RNs in hospitals.
September 1, 2009 | Report
There is evidence based on anecdotal or small-scale studies that first-time, newly-licensed nurses have the highest turnover rates. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the RN Work Project aims to better understand these issues by following a nationally representative sample of newly licensed registered nurses during the first years of their careers.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A program that promotes nurse safety also can improve retention of older, more experienced nurses.
February 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
The current shortage of registered nurses.
July 1, 2010 | Program Result
RWJF launched Wisdom at Work: Retaining Experienced Nurses in 2006 to build an evidence base for what works to retain experienced nurses in hospital settings and to develop a better understanding of the impact of existing interventions on the work environment for older nurses.
November 2, 2009 | Journal Article
To improve retention of second- and third-year RNs, the researchers propose that an advanced residency program be developed to address the changing needs of RNs as they transition from school to the first year of practice and beyond.
September 23, 2009 | Journal Article
Attrition rates for general surgery residents are higher than in other medical residencies. This report presents comprehensive data from the National Study of Expectations and Attitudes of Residents in Surgery (NEARS). The study is ongoing and will continue in 2010.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The documented current and future shortage of registered nurses (RNs) raises significant concerns about increasing the supply of new graduates from nursing degree programs. Using the best estimates available from nationally representative data, this article describes the attrition process form application to nursing school through the first two years of work.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In this study, newly-trained nurses reveal several factors that contribute to their unusually high turnover rates in hospitals—mandatory overtime and weak supervisory support.