The current health care environment has a growing shortage of nurses and other health
care professionals. Health care organizations face the twofold task of retaining employees
and preventing “brain drain.” A caring work environment can be instrumental in attracting
and retaining productive and loyal employees, leading to increased employee and patient
satisfaction and a positively impacted bottom line. A strengths-based approach powerfully
and effectively promotes and nurtures a caring work environment in all health care
specialties and organizations.
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