Nurse turnover in New Zealand: costs and relationships with staffing practises and patient outcomes
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 4 May 2012
Nicola North, William Leung, Toni Ashton, Erling Rasmussen, Frances Hughes, Mary Finlayson
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A culture of turnover was found that is inconsistent with nursing as a knowledge workforce and information on turnover and costs is needed to develop strategies that retain nurses as knowledge-based workers.
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Nurse managers did not challenge flexible staffing practices and high turnover rates. Information on turnover and costs is needed to develop strategies that retain nurses as knowledge-based workers.
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Health ProfessionsNursing
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