title: Addressing multigenerational conflict: mutual respect and carefronting as strategy.
abstract: This article addresses the challenges faced by nurses as they work side-by-side with nurses from a variety of generational cohorts. First a brief overview of the generational characteristics of the four generational cohorts in today's workplace is presented. Next the importance of each nurse using respect and carefronting as antidotes to generational conflict is discussed. Finally the role of nursing leadership in facilitating respect and carefronting is noted.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma--Tulsa, OK, USA. Betty-kupperschmidt@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Betty R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kupperschmidt
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009042:Motivation; D017008:Negotiating; D009740:Nursing Staff; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010565:Persuasive Communication