title: Nurses' pensions: a need for change.
abstract: Although most hospitals provide retirement benefits to nurses, a number of factors conspire to prevent many nurses from enjoying the benefits. It is quite possible for nurses to work continually in their profession and yet be ineligible for a pension on retirement. The unique circumstances of nurses career working patterns are outlined as are characteristics of hospitals' pension plans. Action is recommended at three levels: individual, employee and professional.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Halloran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mullinix
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Der Puy
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003253:Consultants; D005260:Female; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010415:Pensions; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics*