Agency nursing staff reduction strategies=$7.7 million in savings

Abstract

This session will describe strategies to reduce use of agency nursing staff, recruit permanent nurses, and trim overall costs. The presenter will share creative, innovative, aggressive strategies one nursing team used to obtain a cost savings of $7.7 million dollars in one fiscal year while increasing growth and bed capacity.

Authors

Emily K. Ward
Cindy Dawson

Author Details

Emily K. Ward, BSN, RN, MBA, CCRN-K; Cindy Dawson, MSN, RN, CORLN -- Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Agency Nursing Staff, Nursing Recruitment, Nursing Shortage

Recommended Citation

Ward, Emily K. and Dawson, Cindy, "Agency nursing staff reduction strategies=$7.7 million in savings" (2019). INRC (Congress). 464.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/posters_2019/464

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission