Nurses Over 50
Options, Decisions and Outcomes
Published on 23. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
30 pages
978-1-86134-544-8 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on interviews with policy makers, employers, older nurses and other stakeholders about the employment decisions of nurses aged over 50, this topical report looks at what encourages older nurses either to stay in the NHS or to leave. Nurses over 50: assesses the measures aimed at addressing the shortage of nurses and exposes the gap between policy rhetoric and practical reality; explores the options, decisions and outcomes for nurses over 50 as a means of shedding light on aspects of employment transitions more generally; argues that current measures fail to recognise the role that older nurses could play in the NHS and provides recommendations for policy and practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86134-544-8 (9781861345448)
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Persons
Roger Watson is Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull, with a clinical and research background in the care of older people. Jill Manthorpe is Reader in Community Care at the University of Hull, with research interests in gerontology and workforce issues, and has substantial experience in the voluntary sector. JoyAnn Andrews is a researcher at the University of Hull with an interest in international politics, and is currently researching older people's experiences of intermediate care.
Content
Introduction; The background; Employment issues for older workers; The needs of nurses returning to work; Equal opportunities and nursing employment; Options, decisions and outcomes: other stakeholders' and older nurses' perspectives; Conclusion and recommendations.