Mitigating knowledge loss: a strategic imperative for nurse leaders.
With the aging of the nursing workforce and expected retirement of large numbers of experienced nurses in the next decade, mitigating the impact that lost knowledge will have on organizational performance and patient outcomes is critical. The authors raise awareness of the problem, summarize observations procured from hospital nurse executive regarding approaches for knowledge transfer through workforce development, and pose proactive strategies for nurse leaders who can provide direction to offset the issue before it becomes a crisis.
Bleich
Michael R
MR
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Orgeon, USA.
Cleary
Brenda L
BL
Davis
Kathleen
K
Hatcher
Barbara J
BJ
Hewlett
Peggy O
PO
Hill
Karen S
KS
D000367:Age Factors; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D019359:Knowledge; D007857:Leadership; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D011340:Problem Solving; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D012179:Retirement / Q000639:trends