Recruitment & Retention
Critical care nursing recruitment and retention continues to be an area of challenge in the critical care system. Current leading practices that have been successful and sustainable to foster healthy working environments have been explored and reviewed below.
Leadership Practices
Effective leadership strategies play a crucial role in the retention of critical care staff. Provincial strategies for prioritizing the importance of leadership have been listed below
Positive Practice Environments
Positive nursing practices for positive working environments
The Value of Soft Skills
How to bring joy to the workplace
Retention of the Experienced Workforce
Factors that influence retention and recruitment of an experienced workforce
Burnout Resources
Burnout resources and strategies for Ontario’s Critical Care Workforce
Professional Development
On-going professional development opportunities are important to maintain existing credentials and further enhance skill sets
Critical Care Nurse Training Fund (CCNTF)
Call for Applications: Annual Critical Care Nurse Training Fund
Critical Care Staff Rotation
Opportunities for skill and learning enhancement for critical care nurses
Measuring Work Engagement
Testing work engagement via questionnaire
Managing Challenging Conversations
Survey questions to assist employees having difficult conversations with colleagues
The Michener Institute
Free learning modules to support training developed in response to COVID-19
Team Empowerment
By building resiliency within critical care teams, staff feel empowered, encouraged and motivated which leads to higher retention rates
Joy in the Workplace
Virtual course on finding joy in the workplace by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Check-list, Huddles, Debrief
Strategies & Tools to Enhance Team Performance
Holistic Care for the Care Provider
A study focusing on the retention of nurses through the application of holistic care
Factors for Nurse Resilience
A study focusing on nurse resilience by examining work and personal factors.
Mentorship
Retention of the experienced workforce