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Why Work in Perioperative Nursing? Baby Boomers and Generation Xers Tell All
Author(s) -
Thompson Julia A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.03.010
Subject(s) - baby boomers , generation x , nursing , work (physics) , perioperative nursing , perception , specialty , psychology , generation y , medicine , family medicine , perioperative , business , mechanical engineering , surgery , marketing , neuroscience , economics , engineering , demographic economics
THIS QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE study explored factors that influence nurses of different age groups to choose to work in and remain in the specialty of OR nursing, including the effect of work environment perceptions. BABY BOOMER NURSES (n = 130) and Generation X nurses (n = 117) were surveyed, and seven RNs from each group also participated in semistructured interviews. RESULTS SHOWED THAT NURSES of both age groups were more alike than different in the factors that influence them to choose and remain in OR nursing and in their perceptions of their work environment. Baby Boomers indicated a higher level of commitment to their jobs than did Generation Xers.