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Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit.

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Kester, KM; Engel, J; Fuchs, MA; Alston, S; Thompson, JA; Granger, BB
Published in: Journal of nursing management
January 2022

The purpose was to evaluate an innovative Prospective Hiring Equation to determine registered nurse hiring needs.The American Organization for Nursing Leadership identifies human resource management as a competency for nurse managers, yet calculations to determine when and how many registered nurses to hire are not readily available.We implemented an educational intervention to teach nurse mangers the Prospective Hiring Equation. We evaluated the processes (adoption and confidence) and outcomes (vacancy rates) using a pre-evaluation/postevaluation design in a single cohort of nurse managers (n = 9). We used a statistical process control chart to depict mean differences in vacancy rate at baseline and 6-month postimplementation.Participants (n = 9) were on average 43 years' old, female, and had 2.94 (SD = 2.66) years' of nurse manager experience. Following implementation of the intervention, the combined vacancy rates of the intensive care units improved by 11.8% (SD = 7), and use of agency nurses decreased by 42.5% (premedian = 7.2, interquartile ratio = 3.6, 10.8; postmedian = 1.8, interquartile ratio 0.9, 8.55).The Prospective Hiring Equation may be a useful tool to improve nurse managers human resource management competencies.The Prospective Hiring Equation may help nurse managers improve accuracy when evaluating hiring needs.

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Published In

Journal of nursing management

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EISSN

1365-2834

ISSN

0966-0429

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

336 / 344

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • Prospective Studies
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Personnel Selection
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Nurse Administrators
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Kester, K. M., Engel, J., Fuchs, M. A., Alston, S., Thompson, J. A., & Granger, B. B. (2022). Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(1), 336–344. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13465
Kester, Kelly M., Jill Engel, Mary Ann Fuchs, Sylvia Alston, Julie Anne Thompson, and Bradi B. Granger. “Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit.Journal of Nursing Management 30, no. 1 (January 2022): 336–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13465.
Kester KM, Engel J, Fuchs MA, Alston S, Thompson JA, Granger BB. Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit. Journal of nursing management. 2022 Jan;30(1):336–44.
Kester, Kelly M., et al. “Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit.Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 336–44. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jonm.13465.
Kester KM, Engel J, Fuchs MA, Alston S, Thompson JA, Granger BB. Evaluation of a proactive hiring model to achieve workforce stability in the intensive care unit. Journal of nursing management. 2022 Jan;30(1):336–344.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of nursing management

DOI

EISSN

1365-2834

ISSN

0966-0429

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

336 / 344

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • Prospective Studies
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
  • Personnel Selection
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Nurse Administrators
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Humans
  • Female