title: [Time of permanence of nurses at a school-hospital and expenses related to admission, resignation and hiring of a new professional].
abstract: This descriptive study aimed to find out how long nurses stay at a hospital institution and the relationship with expenses in terms of hours/salary regarding admission, resignation and hiring of a new nurse. We analyzed the resignation records of 109 nurses (2000-2002) from a hospital in the eastern region of São Paulo, provided by the Human Resource Department in 2003, as well as the amounts spent on hours/salary of the personnel involved in the selection process, admission, training and resignation. The study showed that the nurses stayed for a short period (average of 20 months and median 18). 30.53% of the nurses left the hospital in less than one year. 881.43 R dollars was spent on hours/salary for admission and resignation. This short time of permanence doubled the cost for hiring a new professional.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Educação Continuada, Hospital Santa Marcelina. dhmacedo@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Flávia Lilalva
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: de Holanda
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors