Retention of Qualified Nursing Staff

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The retention of nursing staff in Accident and Emergency Departments has become a problematic and cardinal issue in health care and hospital management. This issue has been exacerbated by the reduction of critical and qualified nursing staff, which has become an international predicament. While there are numerous factors involved in the retention of nurses, many areas still require extensive study and research. However, factors affecting the retention of staff are clearly aligned to the central causes for staff job dissatisfaction. The following aspects and literary overview is meant to firstly suggest the scope of the problem and the central reasons for the loss of staff members in Accident and Emergency departments. This study focuses on those areas that are most contentious and which are most in need of further research and study. The literature, where applicable, is evaluated and critiqued with regard to their usefulness in delineating the central issues.

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"While the study is one of the most comprehensive of its kind and does provide solid insight into the situation of nursing conditions and job dissatisfaction, yet there are a few areas in which it can be critiqued. While it is thorough is does not focus specifically on specialized areas such as A&E. This is more of an observation than a critique as this is obviously not within the parameters of the study and is essentially unfair as a critique of a broad and comprehensive study like this. However the lack of data and research specifically aimed at nurses in A&E departments is a pattern that is repeated in numerous other studies. There are many feasible general studies of the problems, but very few directly related to Accident and Emergency staffing."

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