Aged over 50 years and practising: Separation and changes in nursing practice among New Zealand's older Registered Nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2779-2790

  North, Nicola ^a   Leung, William ^b   Lee, Rochelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cohort design; Nursing; Nursing workforce; Permanent workforce separation; Temporary separation

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGEISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGEISM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84909642471     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12426     Document Type: Article

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