Monday, June 28, 2021
 

"We schedule these meetings as priorities in my calendar. These are not 'extra' meetings in my mind, as it's so important to get to know my team and their strengths." — Brigitte Nastally, MSN, RN, clinical operations manager, Indiana University Health

High turnover rates for first-year nurses not only leave hospitals in the staffing lurch, but they can cost the average hospital about $45,000 for each nurse lost, not to mention the significant amount of training that walks out the door.

Brigitte Nastally, MSN, RN, clinical operations manager for Indiana University Health, has made it her policy to keep close contact with her first-year nurses with regular and frequent one-to-one meetings so she knows how they're doing and to head off any problems before they arise.

Nastally shared with HealthLeaders why and how she goes beyond the number of meetings recommended by the health system's human resources (HR) department. Read it HERE:

 

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Carol Davis
Nursing Editor