The new hire/preceptor experience: cost-benefit analysis of one retention strategy.
Retention of nurses is central to the strategic planning process of any healthcare organization. The authors discuss a strategy to leverage the relationship between new nurses and their preceptors in an attempt to positively effect nurse retention. The authors present the costs and benefits of this retention strategy.
Baggot
Deirdre M
DM
Business Operations, University of Michigan Health System, Medical Professional Building D-4212, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. dbaggot@umich.edu
Hensinger
Barbara
B
Parry
Juanita
J
Valdes
Michael S
MS
Zaim
Selale
S
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008824:Michigan; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D016526:Workload