Attracting Generation Z into nursing as a career
journal contribution
posted on 2018-07-03, 00:00 authored by Lorraine ThompsonLorraine Thompson, A Faithfull-Byrne, L Thompson, S Convey, W Cross, C MossIn Australia, a shortage of over 109,000 nurses by the year 2025 is anticipated (Health Workforce Australia, 2012). Other health professions are similarly experiencing shortages. According to the World Health Organization there is a global shortage of all types of health workers (World Health Organization, 2015). Nursing and Midwifery are challenged
in recruiting young people into the profession and strategies to ensure a sufficient health workforce supply in the future are essential to meet projected workforce demands (Health Workforce Australia, 2012).
History
Volume
23Issue
1Start Page
45End Page
45Number of Pages
1ISSN
1320-3185Publisher
Australian Nursing and Midwifery FederationPeer Reviewed
- No
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Nurse Educator Research, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Australia,Nurse Educator Aged Care, Nambour General Hospital, QLD Australia, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University AustraliaEra Eligible
- No
