title: Improving nurse retention in a large tertiary acute-care hospital.
abstract: In an era of constrained resources and shortages of nurses, reducing staff turnover and increasing satisfaction of RNs are critical. The authors discuss the implementation of 5 change concepts that resulted in a 91% reduction in voluntary nurse turnover, yielding a savings of $655,949.
authors.affiliation: Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. hinsont@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Tyonne D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Hinson
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Spatz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload; D055815:Young Adult