Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
669240896
Link(s) to full text
LAC copy
LAC copy
Author
Eikerman, Candis F.(Candis Fae),1957-
Title
Looking within : registered nurses considering retirement in interior health.
Degree
M.A. -- Royal Roads University, 2008
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, [2009]
Description
3 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
This action research project investigated how the Interior Health Authority (IH) could support the engagement and retention of mid- to late-career Registered Nurses. Approximately 59% of all staff in IH will be eligible for retirement in 2010; in 2007 vacant nursing positions are already categorized as "hard to fill". This research explored how working conditions, organizational culture, family and financial pressures, and finding significance in midlife affected the engagement and retention of older nurses. A Polarity Mapping session, a Learning Circle, and an Appreciative Inquiry focus group brought together nursing management and older front line nurses in a hermeneutic dialectic process for qualitative data collection. Senge's (1990) Shifting the Burden archetype was the conceptual framework used to illustrate the long-term fundamental responses required to address underlying organizational issues regarding engagement and retention. Recommendations to IH were based on research findings addressing space issues, ergonomics, job redesign, and leadership initiatives.
ISBN
9780494417652
049441765X