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!rsing Crisis: Retention Strategies for !rsing Crisis: Retention Strategies for
Hospital Administrators Hospital Administrators
Christopher C.A. Chan, Ken Christopher C.A. Chan, Ken NcBey NcBey, Nark Basset, Nichael O'Donnell S Richard Winter , Nark Basset, Nichael O'Donnell S Richard Winter
W Abstract
W Plgh nurslng Lurnover and shorLages are sympLomaLlc of Lhe
problems faced by many hosplLals around Lhe world Whlle
Lhe recrulLmenL of agency and forelgn nurses may provlde
Lemporary rellef Lo sLafflng lssues hosplLal admlnlsLraLors are
faced wlLh Lhe perennlal problem of loslng hlghly Lralned
nurses wlLh many years of experlence 1hls paper dlscusses a
number of reLenLlon sLraLegles for hosplLal admlnlsLraLors Lo
conslder lL ls argued LhaL hosplLal admlnlsLraLors musL pay
aLLenLlon Lo Lhe employmenL sLaLus of nurses Lhe
psychologlcal conLracL and Lhe lmmedlaLe envlronmenL ln
whlch Lhey work lf Lhey are Lo effecLlvely moLlvaLe and reLaln
nurses
Conclsion Conclsion
W s many hosplLals around Lhe world conLlnue Lo face nurslng
shorLages Lhe pressure Lo aLLracL and reLaln compeLenL
nurses ls paramounL 1he nurslng shorLage crlsls ls Lhe resulL
of a comblnaLlon of facLors such as dlssaLlsfacLlon wlLh
currenL workloads mandaLory shlfL work llmlLed career
opporLunlLles percepLlons LhaL nurses lack sLaLus Lenslons ln
Lhelr relaLlonshlp wlLh oLher healLh care professlonals and
decllnlng levels of remuneraLlon and [ob auLonomy Whlle Lhe
mlgraLlon of cerLaln nurses cannoL be avolded (eg due Lo
poor lndlvldualorganlsaLlon flL and reLlremenL) hosplLal
admlnlsLraLors have become lncreaslngly focused on reLalnlng
compeLenL nurses ln order Lo malnLaln quallLy paLlenL care
Reaction Reaction: :
WhaL causes Lhe shorLage of nurses? Cne can only asksdesplLe Lhe
oversupply of nurses sLlll Lhe governmenL conslders a shorLage? 1he rapld
Lurnover of nurses and Lhe draln of nurslng personnel pose Lhls problem
PosplLal admlnlsLraLors musL provlde beLLer compensaLlon for nurses who
opLed Lo sLay ln Lhe counLry and serve Lhe llllplnos lL ls very dlfflculL Lo
compeLe wlLh Lhe salarles offered abroad buL lf Lhe nurses are conLenLed
wlLh Lhelr work envlronmenL ln Lhe hlllpplnes Lhe cholce of leavlng would
somehow be dlfflculL nurslng and hosplLal admlnlsLraLors face Lhe
problem of exodus led Lo rapld Lurnover of nurses and caused very grave
dlfflculLy ln sLaff managemenL and Lralnlng s a resulL more errors are
commlLLed and Lhe quallLy of care ls noL ensured lrony beseLs lLself ln
Lhe fuLure lL ls qulLe consldered amblLlous Lo hope LhaL a llllplno docLor
sLays Lo Lend Lo an naLlve asslsLed by hls parLner Lhe nurse desplLe Lhelr
humble wages Lhe opLed Lo sLay
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