Nurse Retention: Multiple Strategies to Change Course in a Sea of Challenges.

Abstract

Like the Canadian season of spring, this issue brings fresh ideas and insights about the layers of complexity and potential solutions to the significant challenges associated with the retention of the nursing workforce. As these challenges intensify, nursing leaders - formal and informal - are rallying to redefine the boundaries of what can be done. We are innovators who are transforming this crisis into an opportunity to shift our thinking and do things differently. We are optimizing our roles and expanding our deployment to areas of the system that have previously underutilized nurses and nurse practitioners. The value we bring to the health system is indisputable.