As the nursing shortage looms, healthcare organizations and leaders must take steps to address it now. These three strategies can help ensure nurse retention and quality patient care.
- Implement a training program that supports nurses as well as ensures they meet all quality care standards. Comprehensive training that includes preceptors and ongoing education and hands-on and simulation training will build nurse confidence and help prevent turnover.
- Leadership involvement requires nurse leaders to be aware of how nurses are feeling and perceiving the work environment. Face-to-face meetings with individual nurses will provide insight into what motivates them and will remind leaders what’s most important about nursing—patient care.
- Diversity hiring will ensure the population of nurses matches the patient population and provide opportunities for all nurses within an organization to become well-rounded healthcare providers.
Whether you’re a nurse leader or frontline nurse, you can advocate for changes that will benefit your organization, your colleagues, and your patients.
Source: MedPage Today
