Nursing shortage and nurse turn-over Name: Institution: Task: Tutor: Date: Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management (Benchmark Assessment): Nursing shortage and nurse turn-over Introduction Proper handling of patients is dependent on a sufficient number of nurses in hospitals and this cannot be achieved if there are high rates of labor turn-over. Shortage of nurses in the health care sector in the United States is on the rise and it is also coupled with increased labor turn-over (Rigolosi, 2013).