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Nurses
today are dealing with staffing issues, budgetary constraints, regulatory scrutiny, risk for injury, concerns for patient
safety and challenges maintaining work-life balance. The nursing workforce is continuing to age. Turn-over rates are
at an all time high. The cost of replacing a nurse is 1-2x their annual salary. Twenty five percent of all nurses in the US
are no longer working in nursing. Even nurses who love nursing are thinking
about leaving.
As a result, nurses are becoming increasingly discouraged. This is leading to an alaming rate of
disengagemnt. Much has been written about the consequences of employee disengagement. An engaged employee is more than twice
as effective, productive and creative as their disengaged counterpart.
What
industry would be more greatly impacted by this phenomenon than healthcare? Nursing disengagement leads
to increased medical errors, absenteeism, turnover and burnout. The disengaged nurse negatively affects the decision
of others to enter nursing. Achieving higher levels of engagement in the nursing workforce would profoundly effect patient
outcomes and attract others to the profession.
Located in Clearwater, Florida
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