Nursing Update December-2023

Written by Arin Zapf, MSN, RN - Chief Nursing Officer on 12/28/2023

We are ending our year on a good note; nursing turnover is down, and we are working on several projects for stabilization and growth.

We graduated 11 LPN students from our LPN Launch program and over 70 nursing apprentices house-wide currently.
To date, we have hired 766 bedside nurses.
Human Resources began tracking nursing 1-year turnover. (If you are hired today, are you still here next year on the same date). National 1-year RN turnover is 32%, and HH is 23%.
One strategy to impact 1-year turnover is requiring all new graduates to attend our Nurse Residency Program, which mentors and supports our nurses in their first year, which will start in 2024.
Nursing Clinical Ladder participants doubled this year. 618 nurses participated compared to 306 in 2022. The clinical ladder monetarily compensates nurses for their work towards teaching classes, mentoring a student, advancing degrees, and participating in committees and community projects.

Zero falls from patients being monitored by virtual sitters
55% of admissions, 80% of discharges, and 50-70% of patient education are completed by virtual nurses.