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The Impact Of Shared Governance On Work Engagement And Job Satisfaction, Mikayla Adkins
The Impact Of Shared Governance On Work Engagement And Job Satisfaction, Mikayla Adkins
MSN Capstone Projects
In 2023, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing revealed that 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and another 900,000 plan to leave by 2027 due to stress, burnout, and retirement. Identifying and implementing practical strategies to reduce voluntary turnover as a result of stress and burnout is a top priority for nursing leaders across the country. Work engagement and job satisfaction have well been documented in the literature as antidotes to occupational stress and burnout in the nursing profession (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004; Pressley & Garside, 2022). Evidence suggests that implementing shared governance is a …
Acuity-Based Staffing: Improving Patient Outcomes And Staff Satisfaction, Natalie Long
Acuity-Based Staffing: Improving Patient Outcomes And Staff Satisfaction, Natalie Long
MSN Capstone Projects
Traditionally, nurse staffing practices have been based on a nurse-patient ratio model and have not incorporated patient acuity. More recent literature has shown that acuity-based staffing can improve patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. The Emergency Department (ED) is an area that has fluctuating patient acuity and volume. To incorporate acuity in to staffing in the ED, the acuity mix over the past year can be used to calculate required nursing hours, therefore providing the number of required nurses for that facility. The calculated number of staff can then be distributed over a 24 hour period. By incorporating acuity in to …