In the last year, Inova has seen recruitment increase dramatically to around 850 new grads a year. We’re also seeing reduced turnover at about 2-3% year over year. StaffGarden Grow is one great big package about what the nurse feels that Inova is doing to make it worth their while to stay with us.

My initial thoughts on StaffGarden? This is the one. I saw it and instantly fell in love with the cloud-based system, accessibility from nurses' devices, and customizability.

We have the ability to see at a glance how many nurses are leveling, applying, which nurses have BSNs, certifications, et cetera using the ePortfolio and resume functions within StaffGarden. This data is useful for Magnet reporting since we’re able to show an increase in BSNs, certifications, and points to encourage nurses to fulfill Magnet criteria right on the webpage.