500 – 750 word (not including title and references pages) individual paper discussing the economic costs of staff turnover in hospitals and healthcare facilities in the United States. Refer to the websites provided for citing sources along with textbook:
https://www.ncsbn.org/workforce.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.afscme.org/news/publications/health-care/solving-the-nursing-shortage (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.nursingeconomics.net/necfiles/2017/MJ17/110.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Focus on four major themes: 1) impact on quality of patient care, 2) impact on universal healthcare costs, 3) impact on retention of nurses in the profession, and 4) strategies to positively influence these costs. Students are expected to apply concepts and analytical understanding gained in course readings and videos to address these topics.
No more than 15% of your paper should be found from online/other sources according to Turnitin’s plagiarism report.
A minimum of two references should be used. One of these sources should be from a peer-reviewed article. This document must be submitted using the APA format and placed in your portfolio.