University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, 606 North Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR, United States of America.
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, 4483 Duncan Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States of America.
J Prof Nurs. 2022 May-Jun;40:42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.02.010. Epub 2022 Mar 5.
The current domestic nursing workforce is the most generational diversity in history with a wide range of life experiences.
The purpose of this study was to investigate generational differences in organizational commitment, job satisfaction and personality traits in a sample of nursing students preparing for the workforce.
This cross-sectional study used data collected from pre-licensure final semester nursing students and degree completion students (n = 313) from three different schools about job satisfaction, personality traits and organizational commitment.
Findings showed the scores between the generations were not significantly different for job satisfaction (p = 0.86) and organizational commitment (p = 0.40). Significant differences were found between the generations for the personality measures of agreeableness (p = 0.02), conscientiousness (p = 0.01), and emotional stability (p = 0.00).
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS: Understanding generational differences in nursing students entering the workforce can serve academia and practice partners to focus curriculum and resources appropriately to prepare the next generation of nurses for the challenges in a time of crisis.
当前国内的护理劳动力队伍是历史上最多元化的一代，拥有广泛的生活经历。
本研究旨在调查准备进入劳动力市场的护理专业学生样本中，不同世代在组织承诺、工作满意度和人格特质方面的差异。
本横断面研究使用了来自三所不同学校的护理专业学生（n=313）在获得执照前最后一个学期和完成学位时的数据，调查了工作满意度、人格特质和组织承诺。
研究结果显示，不同世代在工作满意度（p=0.86）和组织承诺（p=0.40）方面的得分没有显著差异。然而，在人格特质的宜人性（p=0.02）、尽责性（p=0.01）和情绪稳定性（p=0.00）方面，不同世代之间存在显著差异。
讨论/结论：了解即将进入劳动力市场的护理专业学生的代际差异，可以为学术界和实践伙伴提供信息，以便适当地将课程和资源重点放在为下一代护士做好准备，以应对危机时期的挑战。
