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Practical evidence-based strategies for nurse retention allow front-line leaders to meet the needs of nurses on their units
  1. Kyla F Woodward
  1. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kyla F Woodward, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; kylas{at}uw.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103834

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    Commentary on: Cardiff S, Gershuni O, Giesbergen-Brekelmans A. How local, first-line nurse leaders can positively influence nurse intent to stay and retention: A realist review. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Oct;32(19-20):6934–6950. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16813. Epub 2023 Jul 8.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Front-line nursing leaders can choose from a variety of pragmatic strategies to improve the workplace and increase nurses’ desire to stay.

    • Implementation science approaches to retention allow researchers to examine evidence-based strategies in different contexts and identify the skills needed by front-line leaders for effective implementation.

    Context

    Nursing workforce shortages have gained global attention and concern, with surveys highlighting high rates of nurses who are burned out and want to leave their job1 and health facilities reporting difficulties in attracting and retaining staff.2 Nurse turnover, defined as leaving a job or organisation, and retention, defined as staying in a job, have been …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding This study was funded by National Institute of Nursing Research (T32 NR019761).

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.