Nurse Work Satisfaction and Generational Differences
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 1 November 2006
Beka Apostolidis, E. Carol Polifroni
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Healthcare agencies face not only a shortage of nurses but also a new generation of employees possessing varying expectations: Baby Boomers and Generation X; if there is not an understanding among each generation regarding their unique job satisfaction, both productivity and job satisfaction will be negatively affected.
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Author's affiliations: Cardiac Program Manager (Ms Apostolidis), VNA Healthcare, Hartford, Conn; Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator, Track Coordinator, Patient Care Services and Systems Administration (Dr Polifroni), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. Corresponding author: Ms Apostolidis, VNA Healthcare 103 Woodland St Hartford, CT 06105 ([email protected]).
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Health ProfessionsNursing
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