{"id":7789,"date":"2025-06-28T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/returning-to-nursing-after-a-career-break-elements-of-successful-re-entry\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:04:42","slug":"returning-to-nursing-after-a-career-break-elements-of-successful-re-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/returning-to-nursing-after-a-career-break-elements-of-successful-re-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to nursing after a career break: elements of successful re-entry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Returning to nursing after a career break: elements of successful re-entry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/view\/1865' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/download\/1865\/577' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Background: The well reported shortage of registered nurses (RNs) means recruitment of RNs not currently in the nursing workforce is an option. Nurses re\u2011entering the nursing workforce are widely considered to be valuable staff members across many health care settings, bringing maturity, life experience and enthusiasm to their work.<br \/>\nObjective: To survey the literature to identify the special needs of the re\u2011entry RN and suggest elements of a successful re\u2011entry recruitment, training and retention policy.<br \/>\nConclusions: The typical re\u2011entry RN is a 40-year-old female with school\u2011aged children. She may be unaware of re\u2011entry opportunities in her area. She wants family friendly shifts and an acknowledgment of family responsibilities; a paid, on\u2011the\u2011job refresher course that is relevant and that guarantees future employment; as well as ongoing support to help overcome anxiety and loss of confidence. Positive support from existing staff is crucial.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Janet Long<\/li>\n<li>Sandra West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>refresher, re-entry, recruitment, retention, career break<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Returning to nursing after a career break: elements of successful re-entry Original Article Link:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[5187,5186,4910,5185,4431],"class_list":["post-7789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-career-break","tag-re-entry","tag-recruitment","tag-refresher","tag-retention","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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