Creative Methods for Staff Retention
Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, M.S.N., APN
Creative Methods for Staff Retention
Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, MSN, APN

Audience: Directors of Nursing, Administrators

Teaching Methods: Powerpoint, Group discussion, Exercise

At the completion of this program, the participant will:
1.        Review the problem of turnover in long-term care facilities.
2.        Identify how to perform a needs assessment to determine staff’s
 issues and requests.
3.        Prioritize identified needs to develop retention strategies specific
 to your facility.
4.        Write a retention plan for your facility.


Outline
1.        Background
2.        Building a Needs Assessment
3.        Top Five Identified Needs of Nursing Personnel
4.        Strategies for Identified Needs
5.        Tools for Retention
 A.        Fact sheets
 B.        Turnover calculator
 C.        Resources
6.        Thinking outside of the box
 A.        Best practices
 B.        Model programs
7.        Developing Your Plan