HealthLeaders Media January 30, 2023
Flexibility and innovative practice models can enhance retention of nurses reaching retirement age.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Love of their job keeps nurses at or nearing retirement in the workforce, but stressors from staff shortages may cause them to leave, a new study says.
– Study participants suggested a lesser or no patient assignment if they are training novice nurses.
– Scheduling flexibility and non-traditional shifts can keep seasoned nurses from choosing to retire.
Most nurses aged 55 and older have such passion for their work that providing schedule flexibility and different practice models to focus on their strengths could go a long way in keeping them in the workforce, a new study says.
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