What does it take to build bridges among the different generations?
It takes a village to retain a staff. That's true for staff of any age—those over 50 as well as Generation X and Y. If you look at the list of 2007 AARP Best Employers for Workers over 50, one of the themes is collegiality—the idea that we're in this…
What ORs find is working to keep veteran periop staff over age 50
A variety of shifts, flexible benefits, ergonomic aid, and building bridges between generations are strategies ORs are using to retain senior staff in hospitals recognized by AARP as the Best Employers for Workers Over 50. Hospitals made up more than half of the top 15 employers on AARP's 2007 list.…
Manager turnover, payment shifts are challenging nursing leadership
Changes in reimbursement are bringing nurse-sensitive quality measures to the fore. Medicare will no longer pay for complications like retained foreign bodies and pressure ulcers. And Medicare's administrator has proposed to Congress that part of DRG payments be based on meeting quality measures. That means nurses could be the new…
Which candidates are the keepers?
How do you know a nurse is a good fit for the OR—even if the person doesn't have OR experience? There's a body of research that shows that the better the fit between an organization and an employee, the longer the person is likely to stay. Managers often say they…
Magnet status helps ORs attract and hold on to their nursing staff
Like budgets and performance appraisals, you can't avoid the word "Magnet" in today's health care world. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) developed the Magnet Recognition Program in 1993 to recognize health care organizations with nursing excellence. Currently, 238 health care organizations in 44 states have Magnet designation. Your organization…
Mentoring new leaders for surgery
New nurse leaders not only need managers and coaches—they need mentors. A mentor plays a special role in the development of a new manager. The dictionary defines a mentor as a "trusted counselor or guide." Unlike a manager, whose role is to make sure the work gets done, and a…
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