NYU College of Nursing researcher awarded $4.1M grant to study nurses' work decisions

“New graduates of nursing programs who become registered nurses are essential to balancing the supply and demand for these professionals,” said Kovner. “Therefore, it is vital that we understand the factors that promote the retention of newly licensed RNs as well as factors that lead to the high turnover rates among them.”

“We deeply appreciate the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s continued unwavering support for the study of the important issues of RN retention and job satisfaction,” said NYUCN Dean Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN. “The findings will in turn help leaders in the field make informed decisions about where in the system we need to make greater investments in educating, hiring, and retaining excellent nurses, which is so critical to the health of our nation.”

Along with Kovner and Brewer, other members of the research team include co-investigators William Greene, PhD, an expert in econometrics of NYU Stern School of Business, and Sean Corcoran, PhD, an economist at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

The College of Nursing at the College of Dentistry is located on New York University’s historic Greenwich Village campus in New York City. The College of Nursing is one of the leading nursing programs in the United States. The College offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master of Arts and Post-Master’s Certificate Programs; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing.

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