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A Different Mindset for a Different Culture: Sustaining the Next-Generation Workforce.

Carmen Shaw
Published in: Nursing administration quarterly (2024)
The author is a nurse executive who shares insights into why company leaders must change their mindset in how they build the next-generation nursing workforce culture. Despite the national nursing shortage crisis, nurses continue to be the most trusted profession for the 22nd consecutive year in a row. Technology advancements, generational paradigm shifts, global and domestic business transformations, diversity, equity, inclusion, and employee well-being are trends that have directly impacted the need for these changes. We know that it is not just about recruiting but also about creating a culture where the ambitions, aspirations, and perspectives of the nursing workforce are honored. There are key company strategies that matter to creating a next-generation workforce culture and are transferable to health care. Leaders must think differently about the culture they have to build in order to attract and retain the next-generational nursing and clinical workforce.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • quality improvement
  • primary care
  • global health
  • health insurance