Sanches Diana, Pereira Soraia, Castro Susana, Mendes Mariana, Santos Eduardo, Ribeiro Olga
Nursing School of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Dec 19;23(1):928. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02607-3.
Generational diversity in nursing has introduced new challenges, for nurse managers and practice environments, in addressing both the nurses' and clients' needs and organizations' social and health policies. The organizational climate encourages professionals to preserve positive practice environments, which promotes a healthy coexistence between generations, respecting their distinctive characteristics and values, with the essential purpose of ensuring the team's effectiveness and the organization's success.
To map the available scientific evidence on the generational diversity of nurses in professional practice environments.
Scoping review, according to the Joanna Briggs Institute proposed methodology. The search used the PCC (Population, Concept and Context) framework to locate both published and unpublished studies, with no time or language limitations.
Thirty-two studies analysed different aspects from a generational diversity perspective, such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment, engagement, stress and burnout, work-related values and attitudes, turnover and retention. Although the findings differ, it's undeniable that each generation has a unique and valuable role, and it's essential to promote an effective balance between generations to build a diverse workforce capable of adapting to different challenges in professional contexts.
Organizations should acknowledge the importance of creating inclusive professional practice environments, where both current and future generations can contribute to providing quality care. This requires integrating strategies adapted to generational diversity and adopting a more flexible leadership style. Organizations should foster the challenges of an increasingly diverse society and reflect the generational diversity of nurses, providing truly inclusive and equitable care.
护理领域的代际差异给护理管理者和实践环境带来了新的挑战，涉及满足护士和患者的需求以及组织的社会和健康政策。组织氛围鼓励专业人员营造积极的实践环境，促进代际之间的健康共存，尊重他们独特的特征和价值观，其根本目的是确保团队的有效性和组织的成功。
梳理专业实践环境中护士代际差异的现有科学证据。
根据乔安娜·布里格斯研究所提出的方法进行范围综述。检索使用PCC（人群、概念和背景）框架来查找已发表和未发表的研究，无时间或语言限制。
32项研究从代际差异的角度分析了不同方面，如工作满意度、组织承诺、敬业度、压力和倦怠、与工作相关的价值观和态度、人员流动和留用情况。尽管研究结果各不相同，但不可否认的是，每一代人都有独特且有价值的作用，促进代际之间的有效平衡对于建立一支能够适应专业环境中不同挑战的多元化劳动力队伍至关重要。
组织应认识到营造包容性专业实践环境的重要性，让当代和未来几代人都能为提供优质护理做出贡献。这需要整合适应代际差异的策略并采用更灵活的领导风格。组织应应对日益多元化社会带来的挑战，体现护士的代际差异，提供真正包容和平等的护理。
