Understanding the individual differences of the target audience is an important issue that needs to be addressed to obtain effective and efficient results from health management and education efforts. The phenomenon of generation can be considered as a guiding factor in explaining these individual differences, recognizing the audience to be interacted managerially and educationally and understanding their expectations. The generation, which is composed of approximate twenty-five, thirty-year age clusters and is defined as a group of individuals with similar behaviour patterns because of being exposed to the conditions of the same age, has five different forms of expression in the literature. These are; Silent Generation, Baby Boom Generation, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z. It is enough for the Silent Generation nurses to have the opportunity to work very hard in a single institution throughout their life. The work of Baby Boom Generation nurses is a very important part of their lives and their job satisfaction levels are high. Generation X nurses identify themselves as challenging, optimistic and confident individuals in their work life. It is possible to support these three generations with fundamentalist and traditional styles in terms of educational practices and with practices that will reinforce managerial emotional commitment. Generation Y nurses work in groups and use technology very well. Since the first members of Generation Z have entered the work life in the coming years, there is not much research about this generation. However, they are expected to be technology-oriented and independent. These two generations are learner-centered and technology-based activities rather than traditional teaching; it is possible to support managerial normative commitment with practices that will transform it into an emotional commitment. In this study, it is aimed to examine the differences of nursing between generations as individual, professional, technological, organizational and educational in line with the literature.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Clinical Sciences |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | October 22, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 9 |
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