{"id":13112,"date":"2024-05-14T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/?p=13112"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:37:54","slug":"retain-staff-professional-development-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nurse.com\/solutions\/blog\/retain-staff-professional-development-nurses","title":{"rendered":"Retain Staff With Professional Development for Nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nurses who feel stuck with no clear career pathway are more likely to leave their job for a new one. This leaves organizations short of staff and burdened with filling vacancies \u2013 a process costing both time and money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

RN positions across the country saw a turnover rate of nearly 23% in 2022 \u2014 higher than the overall hospital average of 20%, according to a report by NSI Nursing Solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Offering nursing professional development opportunities can be a critical tool to improve retention<\/a>, while also strengthening patient care.<\/p>\n

The power of nursing professional development<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Felicia Sadler, RN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keeping nursing staff engaged and motivated is crucial to fostering job commitment.<\/p>\n

Professional development opportunities can act as a light, guiding nurses to remain on track.<\/p>\n

Workplaces without robust professional development options can leave nurses feeling isolated, overlooked, and unsupported.<\/p>\n

An absence of goals can dampen motivation, leading to burnout, restlessness, and more turnover.<\/p>\n

A loss of staff can put pressure on remaining nurses to pick up more work and negatively affects workplace culture<\/a>. A skilled nurse leaving a facility also represents a loss of time and resources spent hiring and training the nurse \u2014 compounded by additional time and resources needed to recruit and hire a replacement.<\/p>\n

Instead, organizations can invest in cultivating professional development for nurses to help increase retention. This ultimately results in better patient care \u2014 benefiting both nurses and employers, and of course, patients themselves.<\/p>\n

Professional development helps nurses stay up to date with trainings and certifications, and help them gain new skills and knowledge. Nurses who feel supported results in a more positive work environment<\/a> and builds long-lasting relationships that keep staff satisfied.<\/p>\n

Nursing professional development options<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Professional development opportunities for nurses can come in many shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n

Felicia Sadler, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB, and Vice President of Quality at Relias, sees a variety of options to help build a thriving staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessional opportunities can promote engagement, personal and professional satisfaction for nurses,\u201d Sadler said. \u201cThey feel well-supported and confident in their practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Employers can help nurses become experts in clinical specialties, gain new skills, build a career path, access the latest evidence-based content, and foster leadership development, she added.<\/p>\n

Nursing professional development opportunities include:<\/p>\n