A strategy to increase RN staff retention at Valley Hospital includes:
a. Better compensation and benefits.
b. Clearer position descriptions.
c. Lay-offs of nursing assistants.
d. Adequate staffing to meet acuity levels.
ANS: D
The ANA surveyed nurses in 2008 and found that 73% believed staffing levels to be inadequate, and 51.9% of those considered leaving their positions (46% cited inadequate staffing as the reason).