Make Your Place a 10
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPOne of the best nurse retention tools is to empower your staff to create an environment where others want to work. This is also a powerful nurse recruitment tool.
Think about it. If every staff member took on the responsibility to make just one change that would make a better work environment, what a positive productive [...]
Encourages Your Nurses to Sleep?!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPCentra Hospital in Lynchburg VA. had a great idea to care for their nurses. They created a formal sleep education program for new nursing staff. In addition to sleep stategies, all new graduates receive a sleep mask and ear plugs as well as a sleep consultation with Centra’s Sleep Disorders Center.
With so many new nurses [...]
45% of employees plan to change jobs?!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPI just read (from the Herman Trend Alert) that, perhaps as a result of fear and/or the current state of the economy, nine out of ten employees in the U.SÂ “are satisfied with their current work situations.” That’s the good news.
Interestingly, 45 percent plan to change “jobs, careers, or industries” when the [...]
What to Keep Your Experienced Nurses? Boost Their Morales!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPExperienced nurses provide quick and accurate assessments of patient health and well-being, mentor less experienced staff, maintain institutional memory, and perform numerous other vital functions.
As the population ages, and the baby boomers need more hospital care, retaining veteran nurses will be even more critical. But today’s nursing workforce is also aging, and numerous surveys find [...]
Be Flexible!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPAccording to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, “flex-time” is the most popular work schedule offered, with two-thirds of the companies offering such a benefit. Because of the increase in two income households, raising children, and the need to find a healthy balance in one’s life, a flexible work schedule has become [...]