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Multigenerational Nursing Workforce Value Differences And Work Environment: Impact On Rns' Turnover Intentions, Amany Farag

Amany A. Farag

Despite ongoing nursing retention efforts, the national turnover rate continues to climb as high as 21% annually. Creating a climate that supports retention is among the many responsibilities of first line nurse manager. This task is challenged by the presence of multigenerational nursing workforce. Nurses from different age cohorts come to the work environment with different set of professional and generational (terminal and instrumental) values. Values are enduring beliefs about what constitutes desirable and acceptable behavior; values play a fundamental role in both decision making and meaning formation processes. Nursing literature suggested that nurses from different age cohorts may perceive …