title: Implementing a strategic recruitment and retention plan.
abstract: Nurse administrators were faced with how to staff for a rapid expansion in number of beds in the face of a 15% nurse vacancy rate. The authors discuss how they addressed this issue through their multifaceted strategic plan.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Harty
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover