title: The impact of culture change on nurse retention.
abstract: Given the nursing shortage, retaining qualified nurses is of primary importance to nurse executives. In this article, the authors discuss problems they experienced in retaining newly hired nurses on 3 surgical nursing units and describe how efforts to change the culture of the units resulted in dramatic improvements in nurse satisfaction and the retention of new hires.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Programs, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass, USA. herminia.shermont@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Herminia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shermont
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krepcio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001900:Boston; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011231:Preceptorship; D013192:Staff Development; D000078329:Workforce