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WCN Health Care Facility Survey

This brief survey hosted by the Washington Center for Nursing in collaboration with the Washington State Hospital Association and the Washington Health Care Association is designed to collect information on current efforts to recruit and retain new graduate nurses (including LPN, RN and APRN) and retention efforts for all nurses facility wide. This survey is one of our short-term studies from our State of the Nursing Workforce Research Report.

It is estimated that it will take about 5-7 minutes to complete the survey

Results from this survey will be reported in aggregate and utilized to inform future programmatic and research strategies. Please complete your survey by April 6, 2026.

Questions can be sent to Patricia Moulton Burwell, PhD Research Consultant, Washington Center for Nursing at patriciaB@wcnursing.org
1.Health Care Facility Type:
2.County
3.Have you hired new graduate nurses within the last year?
4.If you have not hired new graduates in the last year- please skip this question. What is your most recently calculated annual turnover rate for NEW graduate nurses?
5.What is your most recently calculated annual turnover rate for ALL nurses?
6.Please indicate which Compensation and Benefits strategies your facility has incorporated.
7.Please indicate which Healthy Staffing/Workload Management strategies your facility has incorporated.
8.Please indicate which Leadership and Communication strategies your facility has incorporated.
9.Please indicate which Professional Growth, Recognition and Career Pathways strategies your facility has incorporated.
10.Please indicate which Culture of Respect, Safety, Well-being & Belonging strategies your facility has incorporated.
11.If you have not hired new graduates in the last year- please skip this question. Describe the most successful retention strategy for NEW graduate nurses (for example residency program, mentors, transition programs etc.) Do you have an example of how this strategy has worked?
12.Describe the most successful retention strategy for ALL nurses at your facility. Do you have an example of how it has been successful?
13.Do you have any suggestions on state-wide strategies to increase recruitment and retention of nurses?