Implementation and case-study results of potentially better practices for staffing in neonatal intensive care units.

Objective: Five NICUs that participate in the Vermont Oxford Network Quality Improvement Collaborative have implemented several potentially better practices in an attempt to decrease nurse turnover by 50%. These potentially better practices focus on orientation, rewards and recognition, healthy work environment, nurse-physician collaboration, and nursing autonomy.

Methods: Each unit implemented some or all of the potentially better practices.