Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2009):

Mitigating knowledge loss: a strategic imperative for nurse leaders.

Full Abstract

With the aging of the nursing workforce and expected retirement of large numbers of experienced nurses in the next decade, mitigating the impact that lost knowledge will have on organizational performance and patient outcomes is critical. The authors raise awareness of the problem, summarize observations procured from hospital nurse executive regarding approaches for knowledge transfer through workforce development, and pose proactive strategies for nurse leaders who can provide direction to offset the issue before it becomes a crisis.

Author information

Author/s: Bleich, Michael R (MR); Cleary, Brenda L (BL); Davis, Kathleen (K); Hatcher, Barbara J (BJ); Hewlett, Peggy O (PO); Hill, Karen S (KS);

Affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Orgeon, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of nursing administration (J Nurs Adm), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 39 (issue 4) : pp 160-4

Dates: Created 2009/04/10; Completed 2009/04/23;

PMID: 19359886, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 4/23/2009, IMS Date: 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00)

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Age Factors Clinical Competence Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration Forecasting Humans Intuition Knowledge Leadership Middle Aged Models, Educational

Models, Nursing Models, Psychological Nurse Administrators - organization & administration Nurse's Role Nursing Education Research Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; organization & administration Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration Problem Solving Psychology, Educational Retirement - trends

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