Between 2010 and 2020, over 40% of the registered nurse workforce will be over 50 years of age and is expected to retire or withdraw from the workforce. The Institute of Medicine has recommended that organizations retain these nurses by:
a. Implementing 12-hour shifts
b. Assigning older nurses to critical care settings
c. Implementing ergonomic principles in the design of the unit
d. Increasing patient-nurse ratio
ANS: C
Some of the corrective measures identified by the Institute of Medicine to retain older nurses are implementing flexible work schedules, using shorter shifts, decreasing the patient-nurse ratio, fostering a professional nurse practice environment, and implementing ergonomic principles in health care facility design.
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