training nurses to improve retention.
training nurses to improve retention.
Two implications for nursing involve adequately training nurses to improve retention. Providing adequate training to new nurses is vital because not only increases their chances of staying with the organization, but improves their competency in giving their patients the most appropriate care. Another implication is the cost for turn-over and according to Maryniak, Markantes, & Murphy (2017), the cost of turn-over for a clinical RN ranges from $37,700 to $58,400. Training new nurses is not only very costly, but also time consuming as well. Fixing the problem of inadequate training of nurses is vital because if a nurse feels overwhelmed, they are more likely to leave and find a place that prepares them better.
Comment 3 (Abigail)2 DQ 2
I think that the main issue that my organization is addressing is providing patient safety through quality care. There have been many in-services dedicated to making sure that we keep our patients safe by making sure we follow correct protocols in regards to moving and transferring. The also made sure that the residents that are a fall risk have an armband. Some of them even have mats placed by the bedside as well. According to van Gaal, Schoonhoven, Vloet, Minties, Borm, Koopman, & Achterberg (2010), educating staff and about proper interventions increases patient safety. They also mentioned that passive education (written material and large-scale educational meetings) is less effective than education that is personal and interactive. A great way for an organization to address and resolve patient safety and quality care issues, would be to require the employees to stay-up-to date on evidence-based practices. This can be accomplished by providing the information and requiring them to read the material, answer some questions based on the material, and go through a skills check off list and demonstrate how tasks should be completed. This way, the employee will read the information, be able to write or say the answers based on questions, and implement them in a clinical setting.
