Retaining older hospital nurses and delaying their retirement.
Delaying the retirement of aging hospital nurses and making work-environment changes to support an older bedside nursing population are critical to stemming the exodus of experienced nurses from the work force. These issues were examined in this descriptive survey study of 1,553 hospital-based nurses in central New England.
Cyr
James Paul
JP
Heart and Vascular Program of Excellence, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. Cyrj@ummhc.org
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012179:Retirement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload