Nursing and the Aging Workforce: Myths and Reality, What Do We Really Know?

Objective: To identify the issues occurred with nursing workers through a Health Monitoring System for Nursing Workers (SIMOSTE) and to describe the consequences of those problems. Method: This is a quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study realized in a teaching hospital in the west region of the city of São Paulo. Results: From the SIMOSTE, 1.847 occurrences were registered in a six month period. Within the main occurrences, medical licenses, work related accidents with and without removals; psychiatric consultations and psychotherapy were highlighted. Conclusion: The data points out to the need for the development of new health vigilance actions to notify accidents and illness related to work, besides the prevention of issues.

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“…As a form of prevention, the development of strategies based in evidence is needed, so those workers can age in a healthy way (25) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Regarding the occurrences related to mental and behavioral disorders, depressive episodes (52), recurrent depressive disorder (29) and other anxiety disorders (25) were prevalent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Health problems of nursing workers in a public educational institution

Bernardes

Vasconcelos

Silva

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…Given that previous studies have demonstrated the existence of negative stereotypes toward old age arise in universities, comprehensive and adequate training of future professionals is required to banish these myths (Silver et al, accepted for publication;Hill, 2011). Considering that the presence of erroneous and negative beliefs can lead to discriminatory practices among professionals, it is an educational responsibility to equip students with knowledge, skills and attitudes that can ensure the appropriate care of the elderly (Capezuti et al, 2012;Chasteen and Cary, 2014).…”

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confidence: 96%

Changing negative stereotypes regarding aging in undergraduate nursing students

Sarabia‐Cobo

Pfeiffer

2015

Nurse Education Today

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“…When the dynamics interjected by the aging workforce is taken into consideration, it becomes clear that strategies to speed the professional development of new nurses entering the workforce to replace those nearing retirement are essential [2] . This has resulted in the proliferation of a variety of residency and internship programs designed to provide rich learning experiences that accelerate the preparation of nurses to practice in highly-complex practice settings [3] .…”

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The effect of a structured internship on the clinical performance of novice nurses?

Whyte

Hauber

Ward

2014

JNEP

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Objective: The study examined the clinical performance differences of novices before and after a critical care internship and compare their performance attributes to a reference group comprised of experienced critical care nurses. The extant research regarding clinical internship programs has focused on retention in practice, workforce issues and competence. While studies have shown a pattern of improved retention in practice settings, they have failed to objectively measure actual clinical performance. Methods:The study design was based on pre-post comparisons of novice nurses and a reference group comprised of experienced nurses who served as a benchmark. The novice group was required to respond to patient needs in high-fidelity clinical scenarios before and after an internship. The experienced nurses attended a single testing session. Results:Findings revealed statistically significant improvement in the performance of the novice group; however, they failed to perform at the level of the experienced nurses. Conclusions:The study is the first to detail the degree to which a structured internship can facilitate changes in selected aspects of clinical performance. The study establishes the effect associated with engagement in a structured internship. While novices improve significantly, they fail to achieve the level of clinical performance seen in experienced nurses. The paper will present background information related to the established effects of internship programs, and will then present the data related to the current study. The paper will then present similarities and differences between the results of the current study, and the literature.

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Nursing and the Aging Workforce: Myths and Reality, What Do We Really Know?

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Health problems of nursing workers in a public educational institution

Health problems of nursing workers in a public educational institution

Changing negative stereotypes regarding aging in undergraduate nursing students

The effect of a structured internship on the clinical performance of novice nurses?

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