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'The ones that got away'
Implementing an exit policy for nurses in a public hospital
Cheryl-Ann Hawkins
Registered Nurse, Master of Health Administration Student, Victoria
Louise O'Connor
Assistant Director of Nursing, Business Manager, Nursing, Box Hill Hospital, Victoria
Sharee Potter
Associate Unit Manager, Medical Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria
Abstract
The shortage of registered nurses in Victoria led a Melbourne metropolitan hospital to analyse their recent staff attrition rate. This analysis highlighted the importance of having an exiting policy in place for all departing staff. An exit policy can provide unique opportunities for hospitals to collect information that may help reduce future employee turnover through the identification of the causes of employee dissatisfaction. This paper will discuss the literature and outline the project that aided in the analysis of the hospital's attrition rate and development of a practical exit policy.
Keywords
retention, attrition, nursing, exit interview
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