Business Proposal for School

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Mar 30, 2006

Tuition reimbursement! 12 hr shifts and flexible schedules.

Retired R.N. · Mar 30, 2006

Hello, I am a senior BSN student from eastern Indiana. I graduate in a little over a month. For out nursing managment class we are required to do a business proposal. I am doing mine on the retention/recruitment of RN's. I am posting this thread with the hope that all who reads it will reply and give some feedback on what would help retain them at a specific job. Also I would like to know what would recruit you to another hospital. I would greatly appreciate any comments. Thanks

I think the first thing I would want is adequate staffing that allows quality nursing care and humane working conditions. No mandatory overtime, no mandatory shift rotation, and a choice of 8 or 12 hour shifts. No employee should ever be expected to work long hours without breaks for lunch or restroom use. Overly stressed and fatigued employees are simply a lawsuit waiting to happen!

awilhelm · Mar 30, 2006

Thank you for your input. These things are all great and I expected these responses when I asked my question. Having adequate staffing and humane working conditions would, without a doubt, help nursing retainment. The only problem is that you would have to retain nurses to keep adequate staffing. What are some things that could be done in the first place to help keep nruses at their jobs.

Retired R.N. · Mar 30, 2006

Thank you for your input. These things are all great and I expected these responses when I asked my question. Having adequate staffing and humane working conditions would, without a doubt, help nursing retainment. The only problem is that you would have to retain nurses to keep adequate staffing. What are some things that could be done in the first place to help keep nruses at their jobs.

I think you will understand all this much better after you have put in some time as a nurse on a job where there is not adequate staffing! There probably aren't ANY incentives except money to support families that will keep a good nurse working in a place where he/she lays his or her R.N. license on the line every time he/she goes in to work. If you want to keep a nurse on the payroll, you first have to treat him or her as a valued asset, not as just another replaceable part of the machinery.

purplemania, BSN, RN · Mar 30, 2006

Try looking at some websites for various facilities to get ideas

awilhelm · Mar 31, 2006

I think you will understand all this much better after you have put in some time as a nurse on a job where there is not adequate staffing! There probably aren't ANY incentives except money to support families that will keep a good nurse working in a place where he/she lays his or her R.N. license on the line every time he/she goes in to work. If you want to keep a nurse on the payroll, you first have to treat him or her as a valued asset, not as just another replaceable part of the machinery.

I know you are a retired RN and I commend you for being a nurse when it was difficult to be a nurse. Nursing salaries are pretty good, they are not as good as they should be, but they are good. I am not beign disrespectful in any way shape or form. There was a time when money really helped. It has been proven, however; in many studies, that pay has nothing to do with retention of nurses. If one hospital raises salaries, then all others follow suit. More is needed than just money.

I would go to webistes and see what facilites are doing, but we are suppposed to be writing about a novel idea. Anyone have any ideas other than what has already been listed that would get you to stay at a hospital. Any benefits that you would like to have? Would having shared governance in the hospital help? Etc.