Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook (ACHE Management Series) [Paperback]

Julie Schaffner (Author), Patti Ludwig-Beymer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | Series: Management Series

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL. Text provides strategies for attracting and retaining skilled nurses. Also emphasizes the roles nurse managers play in nurse employee satisfaction and highlights the qualities that make an organization attractive to nurses. Softcover.

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About the Author

Julie Schaffner, M.S.N., R.N., is the chief operating officer and chief nurse executive at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, a 609-bed teaching, research, and tertiary-care hospital and Level I trauma center. Mrs. Schaffner is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hospital's clinical, ancillary, support, and nursing functions. She has served on numerous task forces and boards, including the Journal of Nursing Administration Editorial Board, Advocate Home Care Board of Directors, and Midwest Children's Brain Tumor Center Advisory Board. Mrs. Schaffner has held positions as a staff R.N., head nurse, healthcare consultant, and patient care executive and is an accomplished author and speaker in the healthcare arena. She received her M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Virginia and was a 1989 Johnson & Johnson Wharton Fellow.

Patti Ludwig-Beymer, Ph.D., R.N., is the administrative director for nursing research and education at Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville, Illinois. Edward Hospital is a 250-plus bed, full-service medical center. Dr. Ludwig-Beymer has 29 years experience in nursing, and she previously held positions in education, research, and clinical excellence at Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, Illinois. In addition, she has been a staff nurse and faculty member in a variety of settings. She speaks and writes extensively. Dr. Ludwig-Beymer received her diploma in nursing from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; her B.S.N. and M.S.Ed. degrees from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and her Ph.D. in nursing from University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Health Administration Press/Ache (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567931944
• ISBN-13: 978-1567931945
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,062,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, February 20, 2006

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K. Mcfarlan (Jackson MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook (ACHE Management Series) (Paperback)

Every word of this book is valuable if you are trying to recruit and retain nurses during a shortage which is reaching crisis levels.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for Hospital Administrators, October 27, 2007

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Get Wicky (South Elgin, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rx for the Nursing Shortage: A Guidebook (ACHE Management Series) (Paperback)

An excellent resource for a hospital looking to attract and retain top-tier nurses. The book makes a strong case for the strategies that can be used in recruiting, professional growth and development, and integration with Magnet status. The book also provides a wealth of "toolboxes" - which are practical, working ideas for the reader to be able to implement.