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A SEPONL Grant, focused on Nurse
Executive retention and succession
strategies, was awarded to co-investigators
Karen Kirby, RN, MSN and Pam DeCampli, RN,
MSN in 2009. Survey results were presented
at the March 12, 2010 SEPONL Educational
Conference held in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Background and Hypothesis
The tenure of nurse leaders,
including nurse managers, directors, and
chief nurse executives, is shortening and
this phenomena compounds existing shortages
in these key leadership roles.
A stable nursing leadership workforce
is paramount to the success of any
healthcare organization.
Front-line nurse managers
have the greatest impact on the quality of
patient care, patient satisfaction, and
nurse and physician satisfaction. However,
many lack the skills and leadership support
needed for success.
Therefore....
Building a retention model
that supports and promotes longevity and
excellence in nursing leadership should be
a high priority in developing organizational
goals.This
requires an understanding of the satisfiers
and motivators that support
and maintain nurse leader development and
longevity.The
first step in understanding these variables
is identifying them and the
best source of information is nurse leaders
themselves, which prompted this study.
Methodology: The Survey
The Project Coordinators developed a
detailed survey to obtain study group
demographics and measure motivational and
hygiene factors based on Herzberg's theory.
A Likert scale was used to examine multiple
factors, including:
-Satisfaction with the work environment;
-Internal reporting relationships;
-Peer, subordinate, and physician
relationships;
-Compensation and benefits;
-Professional achievements;
-Recognition and the work itself;
-Tenure in current and past positions;
-Reasons for leaving previous positions;
and,
-Projected longevity in nursing leadership
positions.
A total of 401 nursing leaders from the
Tri-state area (NJ, PA, DE) and the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Area were asked to
participate in this survey - an 18.5%
response rate was achieved.
To view the results of this study, please
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