Diversity In Nursing
In recent years our country has faced economic turmoil that has forced individuals’ to delay retirement, enter back into the workforce after retirement, or simply seek out second careers in jobs that offer increase job security.
The term “baby boomers” implies individual’s age,
Generation X
Generations Y. Since nursing is a field that has maintained stability throughout economic hardship. substantials stable many people have been drawn to the profession Therefore making the nursing profession diverse not only on the basis of ethnicity and gender but also based on age. The term generational diviersity came about in
This issue is important because if employers recognized the trend then it will result in heightend awaraness which …show more content…
(n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversity
Cambridge:
diversity /daɪˈvɜːsəti/ noun
Definition
› [U] HR, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY the fact of there being people of many different groups in society, within an organization, etc.: cultural/ethnic diversity
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
› [S or U] the fact of there being many different things existing together in a group:
There seemed to to be an infinite diversity of possibilities.
(Definition of diversity noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of diversity
Broadly defined, from a social psychological perspective, diversity refers to ‘differences between individuals on any attribute that may lead to the perception that another person is different from self’ (van Knippenberg et al. 2004, p. 1008). …show more content…
(n.d.) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. (2003). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Collins English Dictionary:diversity. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Random House:diversity. (n.d.) Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary. (2010). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms:diversity. (n.d.) Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. (2008). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversity
The term “baby boomers” implies individual’s age,
Generation X
Generations Y. Since nursing is a field that has maintained stability throughout economic hardship. substantials stable many people have been drawn to the profession Therefore making the nursing profession diverse not only on the basis of ethnicity and gender but also based on age. The term generational diviersity came about in
This issue is important because if employers recognized the trend then it will result in heightend awaraness which …show more content…
(n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversity
Cambridge:
diversity /daɪˈvɜːsəti/ noun
Definition
› [U] HR, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY the fact of there being people of many different groups in society, within an organization, etc.: cultural/ethnic diversity
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
› [S or U] the fact of there being many different things existing together in a group:
There seemed to to be an infinite diversity of possibilities.
(Definition of diversity noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of diversity
Broadly defined, from a social psychological perspective, diversity refers to ‘differences between individuals on any attribute that may lead to the perception that another person is different from self’ (van Knippenberg et al. 2004, p. 1008). …show more content…
(n.d.) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. (2003). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Collins English Dictionary:diversity. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Random House:diversity. (n.d.) Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary. (2010). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversityFor Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms:diversity. (n.d.) Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. (2008). Retrieved September 8 2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/diversity