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Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building A Leadership Pipeline For The Future, Katie Stephens
Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building A Leadership Pipeline For The Future, Katie Stephens
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Problem. This academic medical center was increasing bed-capacity and needed to hire 12 additional nurse managers (NM) to meet these new requirements. Promoting assistant nurse managers (ANM) to the NM role saves time and money, supports leadership and cultural continuity, and demonstrates a strong organizational commitment to internal human capital.
Context. Formal nurse manager succession planning (NMSP) programs have been shown to increase nurse manager competency and retention rates, while also helping to identify and develop new generations of nurse leaders. To mitigate the recent loss of ANMs and strengthen the remaining leadership bench strength, the organization is developing, implementing, …
Frontline Focus: A Nurse Manager's Employee Engagement Toolkit, Christen Straw
Frontline Focus: A Nurse Manager's Employee Engagement Toolkit, Christen Straw
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
Average hospital turnover rates in the US reached 18.2% in 2017. Turnover rates for registered nurses (RNs) were also at an all-time high of 16.8%. RN turnover can cost up to $61,100 per nurse resulting in the average hospital loss of $5.7 million per year (NSI, 2018). Employee engagement and job satisfaction levels are predictors of nursing turnover and patient outcomes and should be a top priority for nurse leaders. A disengaged workforce not only affects team morale and organizational spending, but it also impacts the quality of patient care. Multiple studies suggest that employee engagement is the number …