Low nurse retention: A global issue

Nursing shortage has become the global issue and one of its major causes is poor retention plans for nurses. Low nurse retention/increase turn over affects cost and quality significantly. To prevent its negative effects, health care organizations need to develop strong retention plans and to ensure its sustainability, those factors need to be identified and resolved immediately. Therefore, there is a pressing need to discuss the contributing factors of increase nurse turnover so that a conclusion could be drawn to resolve such issues.