Recognizing lifestyle needs in nursing recruitment

Given the prevalence of negative attitudes among nurses toward working in nursing homes with the elderly, the future of quality long-term care seems compromised. To achieve a reversal in the nursing shortage in long-term care requires consideration of lifestyle issues. Convenience is nurses' pr...

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Published in:Nursing homes (1991) 1993-09, Vol.42 (7), p.42
Main Author: Felsen, Loree C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Effectiveness
Factors
Human resource management
Interviews
Lifestyles
Long term care insurance
Long term health care
Nurses
Nursing homes
Professional recruitment
Recruiting
Recruitment
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Summary:Given the prevalence of negative attitudes among nurses toward working in nursing homes with the elderly, the future of quality long-term care seems compromised. To achieve a reversal in the nursing shortage in long-term care requires consideration of lifestyle issues. Convenience is nurses' primary reason for choosing positions in long-term care facilities, indicating that fulfillment of lifestyle needs is important. The average long-term care RN is married, female, white, a diplomate, and 40 years old, suggesting the picture of a 2nd wage earner who views employment in long-term care as a way of fulfilling home lifestyle needs. Benefits for younger professional nurses must focus on child care, liberal leave policies for family matters, and convenience in travel time.
ISSN:1061-4753
2573-8909
2573-8917