Factors Contributing to Turnover Among Critical Care Nurses in the Transition-to-Practice Period

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This session speaks to the effect of the work environment as it relates to meeting the needs of the new graduate nurse and subsequent nurse retention. New graduate nurses are increasingly being offered and elect to accept positions in critical care. The findings of two validated measurement tools, the AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool and the Casey Fink New Graduate Nurse Experience Survey, are discussed

Objectives

Apply the concept of the complexity gap in local setting.
Identify the reasons for nursing turnover from the perspective of the nurse.
Evaluate turnover in the present work environment, identifying three solutions.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.