Rising Up: Retaining Experienced Nurses to Creatively Ease the Nursing Shortage

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

The purpose of this session is to address retention strategies that encourage acute care nurses to remain at the bedside. Of the 4.4 million RNs employed in the United States only 1.8 million work in hospitals. Understaffing, poor working conditions, the threat of violence, moral distress and musculoskeletal injury drive nurses away from the bedside. Creative strategies such as flexible scheduling, continuing professional development, nurse residency programs and hybrid nurse roles are explored.

Objectives

Describe the brain drain caused by high turnover in acute and critical care nursing.
Identify generational factors influencing engagement, loyalty and meaningful work.
Discuss creative strategies to retain both millennial and baby boomer nurses in direct patient care.

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.