Nurse Retention In Nursing Care

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Since, one-third of the entire Canadian healthcare workforce consists of regulated nursing profession, it has been suggested that “as nurses goes, so goes the rest of the system” (CNAC, 2002, p 9). So, the healthcare delivery system requires good leadership for the enhancement of effective, productive and sustainable nursing workforce to address the nursing shortage. Since, retaining nurses in the workforce by decreasing nurse turnover could also decrease the healthcare costs, increase job satisfaction among nurse and enhance safe and quality patient care, it is vital to address the issue of nursing shortage by retaining nurses in the workforce now. Hence, my paper will argue that failure to focus on retention of nurses is a critical factor

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