The perceptions of older nurses regarding continuing to work in a nursing career after retirement: A qualitative study in two Chinese hospitals of different levels

Extending ageing nurses' working lives: A mixed‐methods systematic review

“…Some nurses reported a desire to help people (Li et al, 2020; Söderbacka et al, 2021), influenced by the nursing spirit of Florence Nightingale (Li et al, 2020). Nurses also have a sense of responsibility to society (Li et al, 2020; Nobahar et al, 2015), take pride in their work, and are motivated to remain at work by feeling that doing so makes them valuable and needed, which leads to increased morale (Nobahar et al, 2015). Moreover, nurses who continued working perceived subjective norms against early retirement (Ang et al, 2016;Nobahar et al, 2015; Peng & Min, 2020).…”

“…In addition, there is evidence that older nurses derive positive socioemotional experiences, including feelings of being useful and needed, from sharing their knowledge and experiences with younger colleagues, all of which enhance meaningfulness (Söderbacka et al, 2021). Nurses derive satisfaction from interacting with patients (Gyllensten et al, 2019) and feel that making a difference in patients (Friedrich et al, 2011; Li et al, 2020) which makes the job meaningful and rewarding (Gyllensten et al, 2019). Maurits et al (2015) found that occupational commitment was associated with the self‐perceived ability to continue working until the official retirement age.…”

“…Nurses derive satisfaction from interacting with patients (Gyllensten et al, 2019) and feel that making a difference in patients (Friedrich et al, 2011;Li et al, 2020) which makes the job meaningful and rewarding (Gyllensten et al, 2019). Maurits et al (2015) found that occupational commitment was associated with the self-perceived ability to continue working until the official retirement age.…”

“…Deep affection for the nursing profession Li et al (2020) Pride of profession Friedrich et al (2011) and Söderbacka et al (2021) Believe on importance of nursing Li et al (2020) Interest and commitment to work…”

Self-Caring Practices Among Nurses

“…22 Finally, the significant relationships between higher age, years licensed as an RN, and self-caring practices were not unexpected, and are consistent with the literature, as older nurses frequently have rich life experiences with more years licensed as an RN. 27,28…”