The purpose of our study was to determine whether there is a relationship between renal cortical thickness or length measured on ultrasound and the degree of renal impairment in chronic kidney disease (CKD). MATERIALS AND METHODS.
Where Have All the Nurses Gone? According to Nursing Solutions' 2013 National Healthcare and Registered Nurse Retention Report, hospital turnover rates in 2013 range from 8.7 to 31.7 percent nationwide. The national average for that year is 14.7 percent, up slightly from the previous year. The swelling labor market plays a part. As the economy heats up, voluntary turnover rates increase, with staff looking to secure better positions and promotions elsewhere. Alarmingly, more than 37 percent of Nursing Solutions' hospital respondents report a 2013 registered nurse vacancy rate above 7.5 percent.
Of those organizations which had examined their turnover costs, their self-reported estimates of total turnover cost per employee ranged from $1,885 to $2,100 for nursing homes and $951 to $1,242 for home health agencies. shorthand term for these losses is the cost of âramping upâ to the new staffing equilibrium. A recent study of turnover costs at a large medical center found that the cost associated with the lower productivity of new hires constituted from 42% to 66% of total turnover costs (Waldman et al., 2004).