Exit Interviews

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I am curious if anyone really tells the truth during their exit interview at a hospital. Our unit has lost about 25 seasoned experienced nurses in the past year and I hear that "management is looking into it". What could they possibly find out since most people are afraid to really speak the truth and run the risk hurting their career. The majority of people leaving don't want to "burn bridges" since some places only have one or two hospitals in their area, or if it's a transfer to another dept they don't want to be labeled troublemakers. If hospitals really wanted to "look into it" they could do an in house (not sent out for analysis) anonymous poll so people could be free to speak out without penalty.

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Exit interviews are the way a facility finds out about what other facilities are offering in terms of wages, schedules, education, and benefits. It really has nothing to do with what actually goes on in the day to day function of a unit. This was told to me by the head of HR at a facility. After watching no less than 25 nurses quit in 3 months at one place I know this is true. Change does come, slowly and at a cost to the patient in terms of care by experienced nurses.

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