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Nursing Values and a Changing Nurse Workforce: Values, Age, and Job Stages



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  • Description:
    Objectives: To identify the extent values are associated with age group and job stage; job satisfaction, productivity, and organizational commitment; as well as education, generation, ethnicity, gender, and role. Background: Values direct the priorities we live by and are related to employee loyalty and commitment. Lack of congruency between a nurse's personal values and those of the organization decrease satisfaction and effectiveness and may lead to burnout and turnover. Little research has been done on whether values differ by age, generations, or job stages. Methods: Nurses in all roles (N = 412) in three hospitals in Los Angeles County were randomly surveyed, using valid and reliable instruments to measure the variables of interest. Results: Nurses in the top third for job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and productivity showed higher scores for many values including their associates, creativity, esthetics, and management, while those in the bottom third scored higher in economic returns only. Nurses in different generations differed little; younger generations placed higher values on economic returns and variety. Conclusions and implications: Management strategies to meet nurses' values and increase their satisfaction and retention are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0002-0443
  • 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
  • Pages in Document:
    260-270
  • Volume:
    33
  • Issue:
    5
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20058000
  • Citation:
    J Nurs Adm 2003 May; 33(5):260-270
  • Contact Point Address:
    Donna McNeese-Smith, EdD, RN, CNAA, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Nursing Administration Program, School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 956917, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6917
  • Email:
    dmcneese@ucla.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2003
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    19990701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Nursing Administration
  • End Date:
    20040630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:5ee10c43f93238761effe74b21ed63fa2021fb7f5cf860c8dcc7555b2609811d84077bad71c3b43b259035b4c731929cf8e0f48bcd71ce25c8fc53ab033cbf63
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