Becker's Healthcare April 7, 2024
Molly Gamble

Nurse shortages and mounting labor costs are among health system CEOs’ top concerns, and a new survey puts numbers to the financial risks hospitals face from nurse vacancies and churn.

The 2024 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report features input from 400 hospitals in 36 states on registered nurse turnover, retention, vacancy rates, recruitment metrics and staffing strategies.

It found the average cost of turnover for one staff RN grew from January through December 2023 to $56,300, among other dollar figures and statistics that are helpful to understand the financial implications of one of healthcare’s most challenging labor disruptions.

Here are 24 numbers that illustrate the cost of nurse turnover, according to the most...

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