Nurses aged over 50 years and their experiences of shift work

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 903-913

  Clendon, Jill ^a   Walker, Leonie ^a  

^a New Zealand Nurses Organisation   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Older nurses; Retention; Shift work; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OLDER NURSES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETENTION; SHIFT WORKER; STATISTICS; WORKFORCE;

NEW ZEALAND; OLDER NURSES; RETENTION; SHIFT WORK; WORKFORCE;

AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84885851284     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12157     Document Type: Article

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