TY - JOUR
T1 - Staff nurse retention. Laying the groundwork by listening.
AU - Parsons, Mickey L.
AU - Stonestreet, Jana
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - In response to critical staff shortages, the nursing leadership of a five-hospital system implemented a research program to create a health promoting organization that would support nurse retention. Since a health promoting organization supports each individual's participation in the decision-making process through communication and consensus-building, listening to the concerns of current nurse managers (Parsons & Stonestreet, 2003) and staff nurses was crucial for developing innovative retention strategies. This qualitative study utilized open-ended, data-generating questions in focus groups to elicit the issues staff nurses considered crucial to their continued employment. Consistent with findings in the literature, the quality of administrative management systems and relationships with physicians, nurse managers, peers, and administrators were essential factors for nurse retention in this system.
AB - In response to critical staff shortages, the nursing leadership of a five-hospital system implemented a research program to create a health promoting organization that would support nurse retention. Since a health promoting organization supports each individual's participation in the decision-making process through communication and consensus-building, listening to the concerns of current nurse managers (Parsons & Stonestreet, 2003) and staff nurses was crucial for developing innovative retention strategies. This qualitative study utilized open-ended, data-generating questions in focus groups to elicit the issues staff nurses considered crucial to their continued employment. Consistent with findings in the literature, the quality of administrative management systems and relationships with physicians, nurse managers, peers, and administrators were essential factors for nurse retention in this system.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2004096229
AN - SCOPUS:3042578679
VL - 8
SP - 107
EP - 113
JO - Nursing leadership forum
JF - Nursing leadership forum
SN - 1076-1632
IS - 3
ER -