Kent Leslie N
Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL, USA.
Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA.
J Nurs Manag. 2015 Jul;23(5):599-603. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12185. Epub 2014 Jan 20.
This commentary explores the value that returning nurses bring to the hospital setting.
Nurses who have left hospital practice, usually due to family obligations, often return once the children are older. They return because they love nursing or they need to make money. They are at a point in their lives where they want to make a difference and miss the nurse-patient relationship. During recessions, nurses return to hospital practice because recessions tend to affect male dominated occupations.
Research and policy literature on the returning and/or older nurse was reviewed with a focus on the benefits and challenges of having returning nurses in hospital practice.
Returning nurses serve as role models to younger nurses. They also bring experiential knowledge to patient situations.
There is limited research on this group of nurses. Yet they are ready for reentry in short order during nursing shortages. When they return, they add value to the hospital unit.
Returning nurses want shorter workdays, alternative roles, and less physically taxing work. This can be achieved by offering flexible scheduling and work hours, creating niche roles and providing a more worker friendly physical environment.
本评论探讨回归护士给医院环境带来的价值。
通常因家庭责任而离开医院工作的护士，往往在孩子长大一些后会回归。她们回归是因为热爱护理工作或需要赚钱。她们正处于人生中想要有所作为并怀念护患关系的阶段。在经济衰退期间，护士回归医院工作是因为衰退往往会影响男性主导的职业。
回顾了关于回归护士和/或年长护士的研究及政策文献，重点关注医院中有回归护士的益处和挑战。
回归护士为年轻护士树立榜样。她们还能为患者情况带来经验性知识。
关于这组护士的研究有限。然而在护理短缺期间，她们很快就能重新入职。她们回归时，会为医院科室增添价值。
回归护士希望工作日更短、有其他角色且工作体力消耗更少。这可以通过提供灵活的排班和工作时间、创造特定角色以及提供更利于员工的物理环境来实现。
