title: Staff nurse retention: strategies for success.
abstract: At the same time the demand for nurses is on the rise, the supply is dwindling. Recruitment and retention are the two main factors which can be adjusted to affect supply. Recruitment has become increasingly difficult in the past two or three years due to decreasing enrollment in nursing education programs and increased demand for nurses in alternative delivery systems. Therefore staff nurse retention has become an issue of major importance. This article will begin by briefly delineating need and expectancy theories which in part explain job satisfaction and, hence, retention. Secondly, findings from the Magnet Hospital Study are summarized. Creative retention strategies will then be explored, concluding with a framework for developing a strategic plan for successful staff nurse retention.
authors.affiliation: Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, NC 27910.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lassiter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010559:Personnel Management; D010563:Personnel Turnover