Description
A survey of registered nurses working in two acute medicine
acute medicine units (AMUs) was conducted between May
& September 2009 to enable a focussed understanding of
nursing recruitment and retention, to guide nurse managers
for future workforce planning. The NHS collects national
information regarding recruitment, retention and leavers, but
this is sporadic and hampered by a lack of feedback to clinical
areas. In this study, fifty completed questionnaires were
collated, totalling a response rate of 57.5%. The results
demonstrate that while recruitment is currently buoyant,
nurses with significant experience are becoming dissatisfied
through lack of opportunity to advance. It concludes that
further national research is required to inform a strategy fit for
the future development of nursing in acute medicine.
