Stacy has been asked by the corporate financial officer to report on the current organizational costs for nurse turnover. To determine the cost of nurse turnover, Stacy should review (select all that apply):
a. vacancy costs.
b. accident rates.
c. competitor wages.
d. advertising expenses.
e. orientation and training.
A, B, D, E
The most common factors used in determining nurse turnover costs include advertising and re-cruitment, vacancy costs, hiring, orientation and training, decreased productivity, termination, potential patient errors/decreased quality of care, poor work environment and culture, loss of or-ganizational knowledge, increased accident and absenteeism rates, and increased nurse and med-ical staff turnover (Hunt, 2009; Jones & Gates, 2007).
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