"We believe we'll put a huge dent in the number of nurses that turn over during their first year and not only help them with their careers so they will have joyful, wonderful careers, but help the whole system and help the whole profession of nursing to have people that don't get lost to us who have been educated as nurses." — Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, executive vice president and chief nursing executive, CommonSpirit Health With the nursing shortage expected to stretch well into the next decade, CommonSpirit Health has launched a robust five-year strategic plan designed not only to attract and keep nurses, but to provide care in an innovative way that effectively stretches nursing resources. For this week's lead story, I spoke with Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, executive vice president and chief nursing executive of CommonSpirit, about the big ideas they predict will help nurse staffing stay at healthy levels. | 
