Interview with Susan Letvak, author of the article, “Nurses’ Presenteeism and Its Effects on Self-Reported Quality of Care and Costs” (February, 2012)

Clinical Managing Editor, Karen Roush, talks with Susan Letvak about her research on nurse’s presenteeism, the loss of productivity associated with working with health problems. Letvak discusses why presenteeism is prevalent in nursing, the impact it has on quality of care, and its economic costs. She gives nurses ideas on what can be done to decrease presenteeism – from the role of the bedside nurse to the organizational and policy levels.