A nurse preceptor is working with a new graduate nurse and asks if the nurse knows the different generations that comprise the current workforce that the new graduate nurse managers may have to supervise
The preceptor would recognize that clarification is needed if the new graduate identified which of the following as one of the generations? a. Baby Boomers c. GenXers
b. Pre-millennials d. Echo Boomers
B
The preceptor would need to clarify that none of the generations are known as pre-millennials. The
four distinct generations that make up the current workforce include the traditionals (born before
1940); the baby boomers (born between 1940 and 1960); generation X, or genXers (born between
1960 and 1980); and generation Y, or echo boomers/millennials (born after 1980).
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