with an organization when they strongly feel that their immediate boss shows interest and concern for them, if they know what is expected of them, if they are given a role that fits their capabilities and if they receive regular positive feedback and recognition. The quality of relationship an employee has with his or her immediate managers elongates employee stay in an organization (Ferreira, 2007 cited in Michael, 2008).
Miss K. Chitra (2013) stated in her study that leadership is one of the focal topics in employee retention in the human resource industry today. In the words of Harvard Business Essentials (2002), “ the retention of good employees matters for three valid bottom line reasons; 1) the growing importance of intellectual capital …show more content…
American Nurses Association (2016) defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
Retention Rate. The term "retention rate" is used in a variety of fields, including marketing, investing, education, in the workplace and in clinical trials (Wikipedia, 2016).
Conceptual Framework
This paper is demonstrated based on the conceptual framework below. It explains the relationship between the leadership in the nursing administration and its impact in the churn rate of staff nurses and other related healthcare practitioners.
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Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study
Literature Review This portion comprises of intensive research, studies, dissertations, and other finished paper works that are combined to serve as a supporting literature for this study of leadership, as one of the core elements of management and administration. These reviews will provide information relevant to the subject in …show more content…
Based on the research of Anders, et al, (2011), “leaders in nursing homes should focus on active leadership and particularly task-oriented behavior like structure, coordination, clarifying of staff roles and monitoring of operations to increase the quality of care. Furthermore, nursing homes should minimize the use of unlicensed staff and address factors related to high ratios of unlicensed staff, like low staff stability. The study indicates, however, that the relationship between staffing levels, ratio of registered nurses and quality of care is complex. Increasing staffing levels or the ratio of registered nurses alone is not likely sufficient for increasing the quality of
Miss K. Chitra (2013) stated in her study that leadership is one of the focal topics in employee retention in the human resource industry today. In the words of Harvard Business Essentials (2002), “ the retention of good employees matters for three valid bottom line reasons; 1) the growing importance of intellectual capital …show more content…
American Nurses Association (2016) defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
Retention Rate. The term "retention rate" is used in a variety of fields, including marketing, investing, education, in the workplace and in clinical trials (Wikipedia, 2016).
Conceptual Framework
This paper is demonstrated based on the conceptual framework below. It explains the relationship between the leadership in the nursing administration and its impact in the churn rate of staff nurses and other related healthcare practitioners.
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Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study
Literature Review This portion comprises of intensive research, studies, dissertations, and other finished paper works that are combined to serve as a supporting literature for this study of leadership, as one of the core elements of management and administration. These reviews will provide information relevant to the subject in …show more content…
Based on the research of Anders, et al, (2011), “leaders in nursing homes should focus on active leadership and particularly task-oriented behavior like structure, coordination, clarifying of staff roles and monitoring of operations to increase the quality of care. Furthermore, nursing homes should minimize the use of unlicensed staff and address factors related to high ratios of unlicensed staff, like low staff stability. The study indicates, however, that the relationship between staffing levels, ratio of registered nurses and quality of care is complex. Increasing staffing levels or the ratio of registered nurses alone is not likely sufficient for increasing the quality of