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Reduction of Nursing Turnover through Effective Onboarding

This presentation introduces research related to contributing factors to RN turnover in the behavioral health field and shares insights into what an organization has done to address this issue by revamping the onboarding experience for all of their employees. Participants will leave this session with a foundational plan for success.

Presenter:  Michelle Spurlock, DNP, MSN, MBA

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation. 

Session Length:  15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome: 

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will: 

• Describe contributing factors of psychiatric-mental health nurse turnover and onboarding strategies that can be implemented to improve early retention.

Keywords:  Nursing Shortage, Nursing Turnover, Nurse Retention, Onboarding Strategies, Nursing Orientation, Nurse Trainer, Path to Purpose, Clinical Onboarding, Role Clarity, Poster Presentation

Price:  Free

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:

0.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: watch the video in its entirety, complete the evaluation, and submit the honor statement. Once you have completed all components, your nursing continuing professional development contact hours certificate will be generated online and available for immediate printing or downloading. Credit cannot be earned unless all components are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.  

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  May 1, 2025
Access to this presentation will end:  April 30, 2028

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