title: The relationship between healthy work environments and retention of nurses in a hospital setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present paper was to determine the effect a healthy work environment has on the retention of nurses in a hospital setting.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  There is a nursing shortage that has been ongoing and is expected to continue, resulting in challenges for the healthcare system in the United States. The significance of this issue is the impact the nursing shortage will have on healthcare organizations and patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The present paper included an extensive review of the current literature. The literature reviewed encompassed scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles. This article focused on nurses, work environments and the impact of the work environments on retention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Important issues that emerged from this analysis were the dangers of an unhealthy environment, the impact a healthy work environment has on patient outcomes and retention, the Magnet link to healthy work environments and the manager's role in creating and sustaining a healthy work environment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The literature provided evidence of the link between healthy work environments and the retention of nurses in a hospital setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications for management are to implement changes now to create a healthy work environment that will recruit and retain nurses to secure their position in the future.
authors.affiliation: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. dritter@chla.usc.edu
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*