Nurse retention as a patient safety strategy
New research from our nursing experts Angela Pascale, PhD, and Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, highlights a powerful connection: When nurses stay, patients are safer and organizations save.
Published in Nursing Administration Quarterly (NAQ) and powered by our NDNQI data, the study shows the impact of turnover runs deep. It disrupts teamwork, weakens communication, and drives up avoidable harm and costs. To move forward, we start by listening to nurses. Investing in leadership. Building environments where teams feel connected, supported, and heard.
As Warshawsky puts it: “When we create the conditions for nurses to thrive, everything else improves—quality, safety, cost, and culture.”