CNO shares insights on lowering vacancy, turnover rates

At the start of her tenure at Rush Oak Park Hospital, vacancy rates in some departments were 24 percent. AONL member Karen Meyer, PhD, RN, now reports the hospital has only one nurse vacancy, and nurse turnover has decreased from roughly 22 percent to 8.3 percent. In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, she explains how she turned things around by revamping the hospital hiring process and empowering the nurses on staff. (HealthLeaders Media story, 7/2/19)