A strategy to increase RN staff retention at Valley Hospital includes:
a. Better compensation and benefits.
b. Clearer position descriptions.
c. Lay-offs of nursing assistants.
d. Adequate staffing to meet acuity levels.
ANS: D
Over the past decade, a significant amount of research has been done in the United States to evaluate links among nursing staffing, workloads, skills mix, and patient outcomes. An analysis of this research demonstrates that ensuring adequate staffing levels has been shown, among other things, to improve nurse retention and job satisfaction.
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