title: Retaining staff: using turnover indices and surveys.
abstract: Failure to deal effectively and promptly with high medical intensive care unit (MICU) staff turnover can cause severe problems. This study demonstrates how monitoring turnover indices might have anticipated a critical shortage of experienced staff that forced this hospital to shut down needed MICU beds. Determinative attitudinal factors are identified from a survey of nurses and supervisors. The authors identify critical problem components and recommends measures to increase staff retention.
authors.affiliation: California State University, Bakersfield.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Jefferson
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003625:Data Collection; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010559:Personnel Management; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D000078329:Workforce