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The aging nursing workforce: How to retain experienced nurses.

Jeremye D Cohen1

  • 1Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. jeremyec@comcast.net

Journal of Healthcare Management / American College of Healthcare Executives
|August 19, 2006
PubMed
Summary

To combat the nursing shortage, healthcare leaders must improve job satisfaction and embeddedness for aging nurses. Strategies include better support for nurse managers and tailored compensation to retain experienced staff.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Workforce Studies
  • Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • Anticipated nursing shortages necessitate proactive retention strategies for aging nurses.
  • Current organizational culture, operations, and compensation may not adequately support nurse retention.
  • Nurse managers require greater support and accountability for addressing nurse turnover.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key factors influencing the retention of nurses nearing retirement age.
  • To recommend strategies for healthcare organizations to enhance job satisfaction and embeddedness among senior nursing staff.
  • To explore the role of management support and accountability in mitigating nurse turnover.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of organizational culture, operational efficiency, and compensation systems.

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  • Review of job satisfaction and job embeddedness factors relevant to older nurses.
  • Examination of working conditions, employee health, and safety initiatives.
  • Evaluation of compensation and benefit programs tailored for experienced nurses.

    • Main Results:

    • Enhancing job satisfaction and embeddedness is crucial for retaining nurses approaching retirement.
    • Inadequate management support for nurse managers contributes to turnover.
    • Improving working conditions and addressing stress are vital retention components.
    • Flexible hours, experience-based salaries, and valuable benefits aid retention.

    Conclusions:

    • Healthcare organizations must align culture, operations, and compensation to retain experienced nurses.
    • Empowering and supporting nurse managers is essential for reducing turnover.
    • Tailored compensation and improved working environments are key to retaining the aging nursing workforce.