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Job Satisfaction in Nursing related to Generational age differences in free-Standing clinics and physician offices.
What is the relationship between generational age and job satisfaction in nursing and what measures are already put in place and can be added to meet higher satisfaction needs?
Going by the rate of drop out within nursing courses and the early retirement of nurses to other professions, specifically the IT and other technology oriented courses, the generational change and the generational difference has contributed a lot to the shift away from nursing related courses and careers. The Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Y have differing interests, some based around technology. Because Generation X makes up a quarter of the nursing population, it is important to meet their demands as they will soon become the majority population of nurses. Since the Baby Boomers nurses already have high job satisfaction, more focused should be placed on Generations X and Y which are not receiving the same level of satisfaction. Generations X and Y will be more prone to go for job opportunities outside nursing if their needs are not met.
The target participants will be as follows:
16 aged 60 or older active or retired nurses, both genders (8 male and 8 female)
16 aged 35-59 active nurses, both genders (8 male and 8 female)
16 aged 24-34 active nurses, both genders (8 male and 8 female)
16 aged 18-23 nursing students, both genders (8 male and 8 female)
Total of 64 participants.
Data collection methods will include 10 multiple choice questions, 10 yes or no questions, and 3 short answer questions for a total of 23 questions that will be given to all 64 participants along with a brief 5-minute interview.
Case Study will have a quantitative approach.
Research will run for one week. Data Collection will be performed for two weeks with a minimum of 5 participants seen each day. During the two weeks, notification to the appropriate department heads will be made in order to gain access to the nurses and nursing students in the clinic/hospital/school settings and retirees can be seen in nursing homes with permission from department heads.
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