PATCHOGUE, NY – OCTOBER 19, 2012 – St. Joseph’s College is pleased to announce that Lorraine Mercado ’06 has been published in Advance for Nurses, a series in a collection of online publications and resources for healthcare professionals of all specialties.
“We are all proud that Lorraine’s work has been published,” said John Sardelis, Dr.P.H., associate chairperson in the Department of Health Administration at St. Joseph’s College. “This continues a long line of academic and professional success by our graduates.”
In her article, “Strategies for Nurse Retention: A high nurse turnover rate is an expensive problem for any healthcare facility,” Ms. Mercado, a certified registered nurse, explores the issue of nurse retention and what strategies can be used to improve it. With a focus on proper orientation and training, less workplace bullying and incentives for longevity, she believes that retaining nurses can be beneficial and more cost-effective for healthcare facilities.
Ms. Mercado earned a B.S. in community health and human services from SJC’s Long Island Campus and is currently a charge nurse of a male adolescent behavioral health unit in New York.
To read the full article, visit: http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Strategies-for-Nurse-Retention.aspx
About St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in more than 23 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.
