title: Mitigating Knowledge Loss: A Strategic Imperative for Nurse Leaders.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bleich
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.forename: Peggy O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Hewlett
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D058436:Knowledge Management / Q000592:standards*; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012179:Retirement / Q000639:trends*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data