Employment transitions for older nurses: A qualitative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 298-306

  Andrews, Joyann ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^b   Watson, Roger ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing employment; Older nurses; Recruitment and retention; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETIREMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 23044487588     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03501.x     Document Type: Article

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