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How to Approach a Generational Gap with your Fellow Nurses

A nurse is a “caregiver” who is qualified according to the norms of statutory regulations of all the different countries. Nursing represents a diversified stream of healthcare sciences that coordinate with physicians, therapists and other professionals of public health. Although it is good to have more nurses in every hospital to serve ailments, this has marked the issue of the generational gap amongst nurses. Generational Gap is a conspicuous frame of disagreement between people of different ages, and increases when amongst employees in same field of work. Mainly, the four generations have been observed all over the world – Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. The Generation X and Y are nurses that are highly independent and globally aware, comprised of entrepreneurship traits. Older nurses who are characterised by their experiences, are shifted to mentor positions for new nurses. Younger nurses are versed in advanced learning and technology, and the...