TABLE 2.
Nurse turnover | Noneconomic impacts | Findings | Authors (year) |
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RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb) | Workgroup cohesion | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
RN turnover rate (Mar–Apr) | Relational coordination with other healthcare providers | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
RN turnover rate (Mar–Apr) | Relational coordination with physicians and pharmacists | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb, 0% as ref, > 0% to ≦ 3.3%, > 3.3% to ≦ 4.5%, > 4.5 to ≦ 7.5%, > 7.5%) | Workgroup learning |
Decreased (> 3.3% to ≦ 4.5%) Not significant (other turnover groups) |
Bae et al. (2010) |
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RN turnover in quarter | RN HPPD in the current quarters | Decreased | Park et al. (2014) |
RN turnover in quarter | RN HPPD in the subsequent quarters | Decreased | Park et al. (2014) |
Voluntary nurse turnover rates | Job demands (monthly adjusted patient days/number of nurses in unit) | Increased | Reilly et al. (2014) |
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Annual RN turnover rate | Mental health | Decreased | O'Brien‐Pallas et al. (2010) |
Annual RN turnover rate | Job satisfaction | Decreased | O'Brien‐Pallas et al. (2010) |
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RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb, Mar–Apr) | Patient satisfaction | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
Voluntary nurse turnover rate | Patient satisfaction | Decreased | Reilly et al. (2014) |
Estimation of the average rate of fluctuation of nurse per year (annual turnover) | Patient satisfaction | Decreased | Winter et al. (2020) |
RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb, 0% as ref, > 0% to ≦ 3.3%, > 3.3% to ≦ 4.5%, > 4.5 to ≦ 7.5%, > 7.5%) | Patient falls |
Decreased (> 0% to ≦ 3.3%) Not significant (other turnover groups) |
Bae et al. (2010) |
Monthly RN turnover | Patient falls | Not significant | Bae et al. (2014) |
Quarterly RN turnover | Injury falls | Not significant | Bae et al. (2014) |
Quarterly RN turnover | Pressure ulcer | Not significant | Bae et al. (2014) |
Quarterly RN turnover | Unit‐acquired pressure ulcer | Not significant | Bae et al. (2014) |
Lagged quarterly RN turnover rate | Unit‐acquired pressure ulcers | Increased | Park et al. (2014) |
Concurrent quarterly RN turnover rate | Unit‐acquired pressure ulcers | Not significant | Park et al. (2014) |
RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb, 0% as ref, > 0% to ≦ 3.3%, > 3.3% to ≦ 4.5%, > 4.5 to ≦ 7.5%, > 7.5%) | Medication errors | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
Annual RN turnover rate | Medical errors | Increased | O'Brien‐Pallas et al (2010) |
RN turnover rate (Jan–Feb) | Average length of patient stay | Not significant | Bae et al. (2010) |
Monthly nurse turnover | Incidence of nonplanned extubation of endotracheal cannula | Not significant | Leitão et al. (2017) |
Monthly nurse turnover | Incidence of loss of nasogastric/enteral tube | Not significant | Leitão et al. (2017) |
Monthly nurse turnover | Incidence of skin injury | Not significant | Leitão et al. (2017) |
Monthly nurse turnover | Incidence of loss of central venous catheter | Not significant | Leitão et al. (2017) |
Note: HPPD, hours per patient day; ref, reference group; RN, registered nurse.