title: Networking: a method of retaining nursing staff.
abstract: Nursing administrators are well aware of the negative impact of nursing turnover on the quality of nursing care and the productivity of a nursing department. They are equally aware of the high cost of continually recruiting and orienting new nursing staff. Yet finding a solution to the problem of turnover has proved very difficult. This article proposes the use of networking as a method of retaining nursing staff. A conceptual design is offered that focuses on communication and collaboration. This networking plan relies on aspects of the nursing process--assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation--to reach its goal: retention of high-quality nursing staff.
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010559:Personnel Management; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011641:Public Relations