Health Executive
Easing In: Donna King tells the story of lower turnover, happier staff and better patient care
Donna King, chief nursing executive at Advocate Illinois tells the story lower turnover, happier staff, and better patient care thanks to a nurse residency program.
The beginning of Donna King’s story may sound familiar to hospital executives: she describes nursing staff retention rates as abysmal. “It was a constant revolving door,” she said.Although King and her staff felt their hiring and onboarding processes were good, many recent graduates stay at the hospital for only a short time.