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Published on: 2/1/2002
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"We work very hard to have an environment that,s an excellent place for nurses to practice," said UWMC director of Patient Care Services Lorie Rietman Wild, PhD, RN.
That environment, according to Wild, is one in which RNs have autonomy in their practices and can make decisions about patient care without interference.
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Wild said that the UWMC is not immune to the impact of the nursing shortage.Like many hospitals nationwide, many of its nurses are approaching retirement, and there are fewer new graduates to replace them.In addition, the UWMC experienced unprecedented growth in the past two years, adding more than 50 beds.But she believes that retention will be crucial to surviving this current nursing shortage; having Magnet characteristics that emphasize a high-quality nursing environment, she says, is vital to retaining high-caliber nurses.
"Nurses here can do nursing, " Wild says.