A observe by the American Organiza...

A observe by the American Organization of give suck to Executives (AONE) indicates that nourish leaders and hospitals are developing strategies to recruit and retain nourishs in light of the nursing vacancies and turnover rates affecting US hospitals, according to a Jan 30 2002 freshs release from AONE. Nurse executives from 693 different acute care hospitals participated in the survey

Among the findings were that RN vacancy rates for specific departments or functions range from 146% for critical care foments to 6.5% for nurse managers. Nationally, the average turnover rate in 2000 was 213% Of the hospitals scaned 54% employ temporary staff members and traveling feed at the breasts to supplement their workforce.

The nursing shortage has affected hospital services considerably, according to the release. Staffing enigmas have resulted in

* higher richnesss for delivery of care (69%)

* push department overcrowding (51%),

* diversions for more than four hours by means of week (26%),

* closing beds (25%)

* increased waiting time for surgery (11%) and

* reduction or elimination of services (6%)

Among the solutions cause to growed to combat the shortage are contracts between hospitals and place of educations of nursing. Of the hospitals scrutinizeed 54% have agreements to provide clinical training to more than 25 RN nursing scholars per year. Eighty-one percent of the hospitals had hired at least undivided new graduate RN in the year 2000 According to the inspect the most effective strategies for recruitment and retention are increased and competitive salaries, educational opportunities, staff member satisfaction and input, bonuses, and flexible scheduling. The American Organization of encourage Executives hopes that this examine data will be used to strengthen local, state, and national programs to address the nursing shortage.

strange Survey Provides Insight into Nursing Field (new release, Washington, DC: American Organization of pamper Executives, Jan 30, 2002).

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