Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NF, UK.
J Nurs Manag. 2009 Nov;17(7):843-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00982.x.
To examine how nursing working lives are changing and what might lie behind these changes.
In view of continuing concerns about the shortage of nurses, it is important to recognize the factors influencing retention and the implications of changes in the workforce.
Using an approach previously developed for estimating expected working lives, this paper compares results taken from the 1991 general household Census with the most recent Census. Changes in participation rates are examined and the age at which nurses exit the profession. The destination of those leaving the profession mid-life is also identified.
Although the length of expected working life of a female nurse decreased by only one year during the 10-year period, the working life of a male nurse decreased by 9 years. The combined working life reduced from 19 to 15 years.
Although the emphasis on improving nurse recruitment and retention has been a priority for a number of years, this is not reflected in the length of time nurses remain in the profession especially male nurses.
Shorter working lives of nurses have important implications for the costs of maintaining a qualified work force and for human resource managers and workforce planners.
探讨护理工作生涯的变化以及这些变化背后的可能原因。
鉴于对护士短缺的持续关注，认识影响护士留任的因素以及劳动力变化的影响非常重要。
本文采用先前开发的一种估算预期工作寿命的方法，将 1991 年普通家庭普查的结果与最近的普查结果进行比较。检查参与率的变化以及护士离开行业的年龄。还确定了中途离开行业的人的去向。
尽管在这十年中，女性护士的预期工作寿命仅减少了一年，但男性护士的工作寿命减少了 9 年。总的工作寿命从 19 年减少到 15 年。
尽管多年来一直强调改善护士的招聘和留用，但这并没有反映在护士从事该职业的时间长度上，尤其是男性护士。
护士工作寿命缩短对维持合格劳动力的成本以及对人力资源经理和劳动力规划者具有重要意义。
