Generational effect on nurses' work values, engagement, and satisfaction in an acute hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present nursing workforce comprises four generational of nurses working side-by-side. While such a generation blend adds invaluable diversity to the workforce, it also brings added complexity. The study aimed to describe and summarise work values and attitudes of four nursing generations, namely Baby boomers, Generation X, Y and Z.

Method

A cross-sectional questionnaire study was adopted. A total of 778 nurses from an acute hospital in Singapore completed the online questionnaire. The Work Value and Attitude scale measuring seven constructs (Work Centrality, Non-compliance, Technology Challenge, Work life balance, leadership, Power, and Recognition) was employed for data collection.

Results

The Cronbach's alpha was 0.714 for the overall instrument. Stat

SUBMITTER: Tan SHE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature