JNUR_V5_N2_A2 Sarah Mohammad Iqbal Chagani Journal on Nursing 2231 – 4504 5 2 4 9 Transformational Leadership, Emergency Department and Transformational Leadership, Leadership and Nurse Retention, Emergency Nurse Retention Nursing staff retention is an important issue requiring intervention on all levels of hospital management. High nursing staff turnover has immense financial implication on health care organizations as training a novice nurse is more expensive than operating a hospital on experienced personnel. Nursing leadership is a pioneer of development and progression in health care organization. The leadership styles employed by the hospital nursing management have great implications over the nursing staff turnover and retention. May - July 2015 Copyright © 2015 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3570