Agency nursing staff reduction strategies=$7.7 million in savings
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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
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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.
30th International Nursing Research Congress: Theory-to-Practice: Catalyzing Collaborations to Connect Globally. Held 25-29 July 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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| Keywords | Agency Nursing Staff; Nursing Recruitment; Nursing Shortage |
| Name | 30th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Date | 2019 |
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