Home Health Nursing Job Satisfaction and Retention: Meeting the Growing Need for Home Health Nurses.

To meet the significant increase in the demand for home health care, retention of home health nurses is essential. Job satisfaction is the major determinant of retention. Assessment of satisfaction indicators is a useful method to inform a home health agency plan to improve job satisfaction of home health nurses. Satisfaction was assessed using a standardized instrument, the Home Healthcare Nurse Job Satisfaction scale. The outcomes of a quality improvement process informed the development of a retention plan strategy to help leaders retain this important nursing work force in home health.