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Job Satisfaction, Work Environment and Successful Ageing: Determinants of Delaying Retirement Among Acute Care Nurses



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    Aim: To determine the relationships between job satisfaction, work environment and successful ageing and how these factors relate to Registered Nurses' intent to retire. Background: Although little studied, retention of older nurses by delaying early retirement, before age 65, is an important topic for research. Qualitative and quantitative studies have indicated that job satisfaction work environment and successful ageing are key motivators in acute care Registered Nurses retention and/or delaying retirement. This study was designed to provide information to administrators and policy makers about retaining older, experienced RNs longer and more productively. Design: This was a correlational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Methods: An online survey of acute care Registered Nurses (N = 2,789) aged 40 years or older working in Florida was conducted from September - October 2013. Participants completed items related to job satisfaction, work environment, successful ageing and individual characteristics. Hypotheses derived from the modified Ellenbecker's Job Retention Model were tested using regression analysis. Results: Job satisfaction scores were high. Highest satisfaction was with scheduling issues and co-workers; lowest with advancement opportunities. Successful ageing scores were also high with 81% reporting excellent or good health. Work environment explained 55% of the variance in job satisfaction. Years to retirement were significantly associated with successful ageing (p < .001), age (p < .001) and income (p < .010). Conclusions: This study provides quantitative evidence that environment and successful ageing are important areas that have an impact on job satisfaction and delay of retirement in older nurses and further studies in these areas are warranted to expand on this knowledge. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0309-2402
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    74
  • Issue:
    4
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20055997
  • Citation:
    J Adv Nurs 2018 Apr; 74(4):900-913
  • Contact Point Address:
    Michele Wargo-Sugleris, School of Nursing, Moorpark College, Moor park, CA, USA
  • Email:
    michelews@ucla.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2018
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California Los Angeles
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • End Date:
    20270630
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    urn:sha-512:6ee965f30c4d4d017892b5d791583b3dcbf4bf5413cfe64240fcee03188cf0d8d1d0fa0a0947b6affbc60bdce52ab89ead5626c939a679e4ebe0e853555107ac
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