title: Return-to-practice initiatives in nursing retention.
abstract: Return-to-practice is an important issue for NHS employers and employees. However, little has been written on this area. This article reviews current literature from the perspective of nurses, employers and managers, and critiques a number of empirical studies. Findings from a recent telephone interview survey on the recruitment and retention of nurses in acute NHS trusts in England which was conducted as part of a larger study--the Nurses' Early Leaving Study (NEXT) commissioned by the European Union--are reported. This study may help to explain why return-to-practice programmes are not having the impact the government intended.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew's School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London. d.gould@city.ac.uk
authors.forename: Dinah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology