Assessment of nurse retention challenges and strategies in Lebanese hospitals: the perspective of nursing directors
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 11 February 2009
Fadi El‐Jardali, MIRVAT MERHI, Diana Jamal, Nuhad Yazbik Dumit, Gladys Mouro
Citations40
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.71
SNIP1.74
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
Nursing directors are facing challenges in retaining their nurses in Lebanon and if these problems are not addressed, Lebanon will continue to lose competent and skilled nurses.
Abstract
Nursing directors are facing challenges in retaining their nurses. If these problems are not addressed, Lebanon will continue to lose competent and skilled nurses.
Keywords
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsNursing
JAMAEducational Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality
1,721 Citations2003Linda H. Aiken
In hospitals with higher proportions of nurses educated at the baccalaureate level or higher, surgical patients experienced lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rates.
International Journal of Nursing StudiesImpact of job satisfaction components on intent to leave and turnover for hospital-based nurses: A review of the research literature
931 Citations2006Billie Coomber, K. Louise Barriball
Investigating possible changes over time in sources of dissatisfaction revealed that factors related to the work environment rather than individual or demographic factors were still of most importance to nurses' turnover intentions.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPredicting Registered Nurse Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave
524 Citations2003June H. Larrabee, Michelle Janney +4 more
Investigation of nurse attitudes, context of care, and structure of care on job satisfaction and intent to leave supported the influence of nurse attitude onJob satisfaction relative to other contributing factors.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationFactors Influencing Satisfaction and Anticipated Turnover for Nurses in an Academic Medical Center
486 Citations2001Karen Shader, Marion E. Broome +3 more
Nursing OutlookHospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: Cross-national findings
448 Citations2002Linda H. Aiken, Sean P. Clarke +1 more
Adequate nurse staffing and organizational/managerial support for nursing are key to improving the quality of patient care, to diminishing nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout and, ultimately, to improvingThe nurse retention problem in hospital settings.
Health Care Management ReviewThe Shocking Cost of Turnover in Health Care
443 Citations2004J. Deane Waldman, Frank Kelly +2 more
Review of turnover costs at a major medical center helps health care managers gain insights about the magnitude and determinants of this managerial challenge and assess the implications for organizational effectiveness.
Health Care Management ReviewThe shocking cost of turnover in health care
411 Citations2010J. Deane Waldman, Frank Kelly +2 more
Review of turnover costs at a major medical center helps health care managers gain insights about the magnitude and determinants of this managerial challenge and assess the implications for organizational effectiveness.
Journal of Advanced NursingNurse intention to remain employed: understanding and strengthening determinants
349 Citations2006Ann E. Tourangeau, Lisa Cranley
Possible strategies to strengthen predictors of intention to remain employed include employment practices that reflect moral integrity, incorporate clear communication systems, maximize employee involvement in decision-making, promote praise and recognition, and establish a shared vision and goals.
Human Resources for HealthImbalance in the health workforce
319 Citations2004Pascal Zurn, Mário Roberto Dal Poz +2 more
To facilitate comparisons between health workforce imbalances, a typology of imbalances is proposed that differentiates between profession/specialty imbalances, geographical imbalances, institutional and services imbalances and gender imbalances.
American Journal of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
294 Citations2005P. A. Reynolds
AHRQ findings are being translated into improvements in clinical care and in the structure and delivery of healthcare services, and there is a concerted effort to track “knowledge transfer,” or the impact of research on patient outcomes.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationThe Effects of Nurses’ Job Satisfaction on Retention
292 Citations2002Leanne Cowin
The results from this study contribute to the expanding body of knowledge that indicates professional status, autonomy, and remuneration are career issues of great concern for nurses and is particularly relevant for the retention of the newly registered nurse.
Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyNursing Home Facility Risk Factors for Infection and Hospitalization: Importance of Registered Nurse Turnover, Administration, and Social Factors
262 Citations2002Sheryl Zimmerman, Ann L. Gruber‐Baldini +3 more
Determine the relationship between a broad array of structure and process elements of nursing home care and resident infection and hospitalization for infection and the consequences of infection.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationThe Costs of Nurse Turnover
178 Citations2004Cheryl B. Jones
This series conceptualizes nurse turnover via human capital theory and presents an update of a previously developed method for determining the costs of nurse turnover, the Nursing Turnover Cost Calculation Method.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationLeadership and Nurse Retention
169 Citations2005Mary K. Anthony, Theresa S. Standing +7 more
To better understand the pivotal role of nurse managers, the authors describe the views of 32 nurse managers regarding their roles and the characteristics they need to promote retention.
Working conditions and intent to leave the profession among nursing staff in Europe
152 Citations2003Hans‐Martin Hasselhorn, Peter Tackenberg +6 more
accepted for presentation on the 7th National Symposium on Public Health, to be held in Brussels, Belgium, 5-6 December 2003.
PubMed[Hospital nurse staffing and quality of care].
143 Citations2005W Mark, Maria Stanton
Although hospitals with low nurse staffing levels tend to have higher rates of poor patient outcomes, increasing staffing levels is not easy and major factors contributing to lower staffing levels include the needs of today's higher acuity patients for more care and a nationwide gap between the number of available positions and thenumber of registered nurses qualified and willing to fill them.
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationThe Relationship Between Effective Nurse Managers and Nursing Retention
133 Citations2005Mary VanOyen Force
Nursing research that studied characteristics of nurse managers' leadership styles that enhance hospital nurse retention and job satisfaction provided evidence of leadership traits that lead to job satisfaction and nurse retention.
Human Resources for HealthIntent to migrate among nursing students in Uganda: Measures of the brain drain in the next generation of health professionals
119 Citations2008Lisa Nguyen, S. Ropers +4 more
Improving remuneration for nurses is the top priority policy change sought by nursing students in Uganda and students with a desire to work in urban areas or private practice were more likely to report an intent to emigrate for financial reasons or in pursuit of country stability.
Human Resources for HealthHuman resources for health planning and management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: facts, gaps and forward thinking for research and policy
97 Citations2007Fadi El‐Jardali, Diana Jamal +2 more
Journal of Nursing ManagementDo we really understand how to retain nurses?
91 Citations2006Linda O’Brien‐Pallas, Christine Duffield +1 more
A disparity exists between perceptions of nurse executives and those of nurses who have left the profession as to which issues are most critical in retention, and it is suggested that nurse executives ensure sufficient organizational support for nursing unit managers who are more likely to understand methods of retaining nurses at the clinical interface.
Intensive and Critical Care NursingFactors influencing the turnover of intensive care nurses
71 Citations2001Susie Cartledge
There needs to be a greater awareness of the potential for nurses to become excessively stressed in the ICU environment and that there is a requirement for greater incentives to pursue a career in intensive care.
International Journal of Nursing StudiesMigration of Lebanese nurses: A questionnaire survey and secondary data analysis
64 Citations2008Fadi El‐Jardali, Nuhad Yazbik Dumit +2 more
The study demonstrated that nurse migration is a product of poor management and lack of effective retention strategies and sufficient knowledge about the context, needs and challenges facing nurses.
Nursing ManagementStaff Retention: From ???satisfied??? to???engaged???
44 Citations2006Sue Ellen Wagner
One of the most critical issues facing hospitals and other healthcare providers is the shortage of healthcare professionals, and nationally, by 2020, hospitals will face a shortage of almost 800,000 nurses.
Clinical journal of oncology nursingRetention and Recruitment: Reversing the Order
35 Citations2005Evelyn Q. Jirasakhiran, Mary Gullatte
This excerpt, chapter 12 from the book Nursing Management: Principles and Practice, edited by Mary Magee Gullatte, RN, MN, ANP, AOCN, FAAMA, is part of a series of clinically relevant reprints that appear periodically in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.
Journal of Clinical NursingEditorial: The global shortage of registered nurses
27 Citations2005Roger Watson
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationAsset Protection: Maintaining and Retaining Your Workforce
15 Citations2004Barbara Hensinger, Stephanie Minerath +2 more
Applied Nursing ResearchNursing in Lebanon
12 Citations2005Huda Abu‐Saad Huijer, Samar Noureddine +1 more
Critical Care NurseSelf-scheduling and staff incentives: meeting patient care needs in a neonatal intensive care unit
11 Citations2001Elisabeth Vetter, LD Felice +1 more
Concerns about the feasibility of achieving self-scheduling with a large staff were unwarranted and the use of a unit-based committee and the support of the nurse manager allowed us to develop a process that met the needs of the staff members and maintained the staffing standards of the unit.
Hospital TopicsWhy Do Nurses Leave and What Can Health Oganizations Do to Retain Them?
8 Citations2003Ashish Chandra
The various reasons why nurses move are identified and some strategies to retain these valued and highly desired professionals are identified.
Nursing ManagementAre You the Best Leader You Can Be?
3 Citations2006Susan B. Hassmiller
Nurses serve in a variety of professional leadership positions, from administrators and unit managers to chief nursing officers and hospital board members, and the challenges of leading in an increasingly complex health care environment are great.