Enter team size
Start with the number of nurses you are responsible for, from a unit to a full organization.
Workforce planning for nurse retention
Turn nurse turnover into numbers leaders can act on.
Use the free RN turnover calculator to estimate replacement cost, hiring need, and retention savings from published staffing benchmarks.
Built for nurse leaders, HR, workforce planning, finance and operations teams.
How it works
A fast estimate for the cost of nurse turnover.
Start with a useful default, adjust the assumptions if you have local data, and leave with planning numbers leaders can discuss.
Pick a starting rate
Use a national, specialty or regional turnover benchmark, then adjust it if local data is available.
See the upside
Compare annual replacement cost, hires needed and savings from lowering turnover by a few points.
Trust basis
Simple, transparent and easy to check.
The calculator is meant to make one conversation easier: what turnover may be costing, and what a practical retention gain could save.
✓ Published sources and plain-language formulas are shown with the calculator.
✓ Inputs stay in the browser, and shared links only encode calculator values.
✓ Built for planning conversations, not individual resignation prediction or personnel decisions.
✓ Local turnover, vacancy and budget data should replace defaults whenever available.
Free calculator
Start with one credible turnover number.
Enter team size, choose a benchmark and leave with a shareable estimate your leadership team can inspect.