To help new employees feel comfortable with their decision to join a unit and become welcomed as a team player, employers must:
Create the impression it is well run and values its employees
Send the first week’s orientation schedule and new hire paperwork prior to the start date- helps decrease stress and anticipation of what’s to come
Have daily, one-on-one meetings with their supervisors, this helps with successful retention and which can be attributed to the strong supervisor-employee relationship
Provide programs that build loyalty by engaging employees and making them feel appreciated from day one, this will lead to nurse retention.
Include orientation, training, feedback and follow-up
When the new nurse arrives on a unit, the first meeting:
Establish the tone of the relationship
Remember that the mentee will be uncertain and may feel intimidated prior to meeting
Be friendly, welcoming, reassuring, and encouraging.
Encourage your mentee to ask questions about the mentoring program.
One of the best ways to cultivate employee loyalty is to encourage a connection among co-workers, such as through a buddy system. A “buddy” can serve to help employees feel comfortable in their new work environment by showing them around the office, and answering their questions and concerns. Providing a good fit between the mentee and mentor can either make or break the relationship and the ultimate success of the mentoring program (AMSN Chief Executive Officer, Cynthia Nowicki Hnatiuk, EdD, RN, CAE, FAAN, 2014).
There is a saying in our profession that “nurses eat their young” referring to the way certain veteran nurses are said to treat new nursing graduates. When becoming a nurse, we should have a desire to be a leader, an edu...
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Recruitment and retention of nurses has become a priority. It is critical that new graduates feel good about their first job and enjoy the work they do (Sandy Keefe, 2008). To help with nurse retention, new nurses would benefit from starting out on a Med/Surg unit. It will help build confidence and knowledge of basic nursing care. The new nurses will gain professional development during this time. We must learn to crawl before we walk, and that’s why we should start out on a Med/surg unit before advancing to a specialty unit. Med/surg floors receive a variety of patients that enables the novice nurse to learn and master basic nursing skills, including time management (Sandy Keefe, 2008). Med/surg units provide an excellent foundation for nursing and Nursing administrators generally believe a year in med/surg is best (Sandy Keefe, 2008).
In nursing school, nurses are taught to apply the nursing process to administer care safely and effectively. However, that value doesn’t always coincide with the employer. Instead it is about the e...
As new nursing graduates begin the process of transitioning into the nursing practice. There are many challenges and issues associated throughout the transition. New graduates may embark on their journey through a graduate program or seek employment solo. The transition period may consist of challenges, that students will encounter during their journey. This essay will identify, discuss, and critically reflect on key nursing challenges that student nurses may face, throughout the process of the transition phase.
Newly graduated nurses lack clinical skills necessary to evolve professionally and carefully from academics to bedside practice (Kim, Lee, Eudey, Lounsbury & Wede, 2015). How scary is that not only for the patient but also for the new nurse himself or herself? While being faced with new challenges, an increasing amount of newly graduated RNs felt overcome and unqualified. Twibell and Pierre explain how new nurses express “disillusionment” about practice, scheduling, and being rewarded. Frustration and anger between employees play a huge part in NGNs resigning because of the lack of experience and knowledge of what to do in high stress situations (2012). Nursing residency programs have proven to directly improve patient care, develop critical
workers (Weston, 2006). They value participative management, personal growth, and recognition in the work place (Murray, 2013, p. 38). Baby Boomer nurses view professionalism in nursing as an important aspect (Murray, 2013, p. 38). They are driven to succeed, willing to work long hours and they are good team players (Murray, 2013, p. 38). They are committed to their place of employment and enjoy meaningful work (Murray, 2013, p. 38). Boomers are often judgmental of those who see things differently, overly sensitive to feedback, uncomfortable with conflict (Murray, 2013, p. 38). Furthermore, they believe new staff members should pay their dues before moving up the career ladder (Murray, 2013, p.
As the forthcoming nursing shortage threatens the United States, organizations must be knowledgeable in the recruitment and retention of nurses. The challenge facing health care organizations will be to retain sufficient numbers of nurses to provide safe, efficient, quality care to patients. Organizations will look to recruit and attract quality nurses to fill vacancies. As turnover in nursing is a recurring problem, health care organizations will look for strategies to reduce turnover. The rate of turnover for bedside nurses in 2013 ranged from 4.4 to 44.6% (American Nurses Association, 2013). Nurse retention focuses on keeping nurses in the organization and preventing turnover. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the significance of recruitment and retention of nurses, review the literature, and explore how recruitment and retention apply to nursing.
Sherman, R. & Pross, E. (2010). Growing future nurse leaders to build and sustain healthy work
Initially I thought that nursing was a career that can be taught. I felt nursing was only science and once you had mastered the science of nursing you could become a competent nurse. Since fall my view of the profession has changed drastically, I am starting to realize and appreciate the uniqueness of each quality that develops the art of nursing. For instance, I thought nursing knowledge was limited, once you have graduated nursing school you would have gained all the knowledge necessary. I now realize that knowledge does not only come from books but also from experience. With accountability, it is important for me to be able to admit to my mistakes. When I admit to my mistakes I grow as a nurse and as a person as I am able to learn from my mistakes. When being an advocate for my patients, I must not allow my own biases to interfere. I have to acknowledge my own biases so that I do not neglect care for my patients or make biased assumptions about patients rather than advocating for their needs. I always thought that sympathy is a universal value in nursing but rather empathy is. As a nurse I must understand the patient’s situation in order to be efficient rather than being sensitive to their situation. I also realize that it is very important for nurses to be adaptable as they face different and unique situations every day. I have concluded that a nurse is never done
Wiggins, M. S., & Hyrkas, K. (2011). Achieving excellence in nursing management. Journal of Nursing Management, 19, 1-4.
In his article “Mentoring: Creating tomorrow’s nurse leaders today,” Vann (2012) asserts that nurse leaders have a unique opportunity of impacting on the lives of young nurses through mentorships. In nursing, mentorship is a guided experience, formally or informally assigned, over an agreed period, that empowers the mentor and the mentee to develop personally and professionally. Learning about the mentor and mentee relationship leads to an understanding that mentoring is critical to encouraging collaboration and leadership development within a caring and culturally competent and respectful environment. Vann (2012) maintains that mentors do more than teaching skills since they are involved in facilitating new learning experiences that help new nurses in making career decisions and introduce them to a network of colleagues who can provide professional challenges and opportunities. In a way, Vann (2012) insinuates that mentorship helps in bringing out leadership qualities in a mentee.
Nurses play a critical role on patient’s health; the relationship that a nurse and patient develop can in some cases be life altering. Applying these characteristics and being a servant leader to patients establishes life long impressions and makes critical difference in treatment allowing for optimal care to be received. Always listen to patients concerns, be empathetic in their concerns, and help while committing to their personal growth, one never knows whom they are actually a leader for. Some individuals look up to nurses and count
Creating plans and strategies to retain employees is important to have in line. Communicating with your team about what any concerns they may have are important conversations to have. When an employee is leaving because they have been offered a better salary, it’s important to consider offering them a raise if they are worthy of getting it as a star employee of the organization even though some situations aren’t about salary issues. Another strategy of employee retention is career development, helping your team to grow and move up within the organization motivates them to stay. Educating and sending your team to training is important to do so they know you are investing in their careers as a values team within the organization.
However, they should also be welcomed socially through exposure to work teams and culture practices, enjoying lunch with their department or coworkers to help them socialize, and all coworkers should be encouraged to be welcoming and helpful to the new hire. These SHRM suggested methods to socialize the new hire align with Nägele and Neuenschwander's (2014) research on new hire organizational and occupational commitment due to social fit and adjustment process efforts. Additionally, fun activities such as a group lunch or a small welcome party with socializing can help a new hire to feel special on their first day with the organization, creating a positive experience (SHRM, 2010). The first few days on the job are critical to the employees impression of the organization and should be handled carefully (SHRM,
MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL PAPER INSTRUCTIONS The viability and sustainability of a heatlhcare organization rests in part on their ability to recruit and retain highly skilled personnel. An organization’s strategies for managing human capital can largely differentiate one healthcare organization from another. As the nursing shortage continues to grow in the coming years organizational leaders must place renewed emphasis on creating compelling and attractive incentives for driving recruitment and intention to stay. This paper will discuss the tenets of managing a diverse workforce in order to achieve optimal operational performance and patient care outcomes.
Set expectations early on in the onboarding process. A new hire needs to know what the expectations are—in terms of job performance, company policy, and company culture. It’s only when expectations are set, and everyone is on the same page, that a new hire can become integrated into the company.
Different cultures place varying values on loyalty to the employer. In some countries, most notably in Asia, there is a high degree of loyalty to one company. However, in most European countries and the United States, loyalty at ones employer is not highly values; instead it is considered more rational and reasonable for an employee to change jobs whenever it is warranted to achieve the optimal overall career. Both of these positions have advantages and disadvantages.