Why do older RNs keep working?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 591-597

  Graham, Elizabeth ^a   Donoghue, Judith ^a   Duffield, Christine ^a,b   Griffiths, Rhonda ^c   Bichel Findlay, Jen ^a   Dimitrelis, Sofia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84916633587     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000131     Document Type: Article

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