Why older nurses leave the workforce and the implications of them staying

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 824-831

  Duffield, Christine ^a,b   Graham, Elizabeth ^a   Donoghue, Judith ^a   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

Leaving workforce; Older nurse; Pension age; Retirement age; Retirement factors; Staying in nursing; Superannuation

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84923446137     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12747     Document Type: Article

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