Rebuilding the Nursing Team on a Medical Unit Part 2: Retention and Recognition

Authors

Christina Maciborski, Corewell Health East
Sally Witt, Corewell Health East
Monica Oliveira-Permaloff, Corewell Health East

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Keywords

Medical Progressive Care Unit, healthy work environments

Disciplines

Nursing

Description

• The 6 North West Medical Progressive Care Unit (6NW MPCU) faced significant staffing challenges after the height of the pandemic. Between April 2023 and April 2024, the unit leadership team used multifaceted strategies to address staffing challenges and successfully decreased the Functional Vacancy Rate from 70.4% to 40.2%.
• Newly graduated nurses may experience “Transition Shock” as they leave the student nurse role and enter professional practice. Transition shock may be associated with feelings of doubt, loss, confusion, and disorientation2
• The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) endorses 6 standards to promote healthy work environments which include: Skilled communication, true collaboration, effective decision making, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, and authentic leadership1
• The aim of this project was to utilize a variety of creative and engaging approaches to address RN retention, and to maintain a decreased functional vacancy rate in the medical progressive care unit

Publication Date

5-2025

Recommended Citation

Maciborski C, Witt S, Oliveira-Permaloff M. Rebuilding the nursing team on a medical unit part 2: retention and recognition. Presented at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital; 2025 May 6-12; Royal Oak, MI.

Comments

Nurses Week at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, May 6-12, 2025.