title: Baby Boomers and Generation X: strategies to bridge the gap.
abstract: Health care staffing challenges for the next few years necessitate the need to develop strategies to integrate the Generation Xer into a predominantly Baby Boomer work force. Strategies to assist Baby Boomers and Generation Xers to engage one another in constructive relationships are discussed. Misunderstanding and stereotyping create barriers that focus on differences and perceived limitations rather than identification of common thinking and focusing on strengths of each generation.
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, NE, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertholf
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loveless
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States