학술논문

The Older Nurse in the Workplace: Does Age Matter?
Document Type
Article
Source
Nursing Economic$. Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p282-289. 8p.
Subject
*JOB satisfaction of nurses
*AGE groups
*NURSES' attitudes
*NURSING
*LABOR supply
*RETIREMENT
Language
ISSN
0746-1739
Abstract
The article focuses on a study that reveals job satisfaction of older nurses towards their current job. Older nurses serves as a fastest growing companion of the workforce. Thus it requires careful consideration by policymakers, health care leaders, and managers. Efforts to retain older nurses with, for example, incentives to delay retirement may commute the shortages that are now likely to occur in non-acute care settings. It also focuses on older registered nurses and their characteristics that are likely to impact the current and future nursing workforce such as employment patterns, attitudes, health, and perceptions of the nursing shortage relative to their younger counterparts.