The effect of a nursing labor management partnership on nurse turnover and satisfaction.
OBJECTIVE
The effects of a nursing labor management partnership (NLMP) on nurse turnover and nurse satisfaction were examined.


BACKGROUND
Job satisfaction and retention are among the factors related to the nursing shortage. The NLMP was a specific intervention where nursing leaders, both nonbargaining and bargaining, worked collaboratively to improve patient care and outcomes.


METHODS
The study was conducted in a large, Magnet-designated urban academic medical center in the Northeastern United States. The hospital has more than 1,000 inpatient beds and more than 2,200 registered nurses, 2,107 of whom are members of a nursing union. Nurse turnover and satisfaction were studied before (2005) and after (2008) the implementation of the NLMP model.


RESULTS
There was a significant decrease in nurse turnover and a significant increase in nurse satisfaction (from moderate to high) post-NLMP.


CONCLUSIONS
This study establishes a basis for further nursing research on the implementation of an NLMP in union environments.
Porter
Carol A
CA
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. carol.porter@mountsinai.org
Kolcaba
Katharine
K
McNulty
Sister Rita
SR
Fitzpatrick
Joyce J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009739:Nursing Services; D010317:Partnership Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce