The key to organizational success for health care facilities is:

Question

a. hiring younger, more energetic nurses.
b. offering incentives such as sign-on bonuses.
c. hiring highly qualified advanced practice nurses.
d. retaining professional nurses.

Answer 1

ANS: D
Correct: Past nursing shortages have proved that retention of professional nurses is the key to any organization's success. Nurses want to work in an environment that supports decision making and effective nurse-physician relationships. The ability of an organization to retain nurses primarily depends on the creation of an environment that is conducive to professional autonomy.
Incorrect:
a. Younger nurses want flexible hours and considerable autonomy in the work environment. These options are limited in the current health care environment, where round-the-clock patient care, including on weekends and holidays, is mandatory.
b. Offering sign-on bonuses actually results in considerable expenditure by the health care organization. Many believe that the money allotted to recruitment could be better spent by increasing basic compensation levels of professional nurses.
c. Hiring highly qualified advanced practice nurses does help to improve patient outcomes but does not provide the staffing needed for direct patient care.