Are nurses prepared for retirement?

Aim: This study explored various factors and income sources that registered nurses believe are important in retirement planning.

Background: In many countries worldwide, many registered nurses are approaching retirement age. This raises concerns related to the level of preparedness of retiring nurses.

Early retirement among registered nurses: contributing factors.

Aim: This study explored the factors that influence nurses to retire early and the incentives that might encourage them to stay longer in employment.

Background: The increasing number of nurses taking early retirement reduces an already depleted nursing workforce.

Methods: A mail-out questionnaire was sent to 200 randomly selected nurses aged 45 and older, living in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Promoting safe drinking water.

Ensuring access to safe drinking water is a major public health concern. The outbreaks of disease from water-borne pathogens in communities like Walkerton and North Battleford alerted the federal government to the need for a standardized multi-barrier approach to managing public drinking water distribution systems. Although many provinces and territories have adopted such an approach, there are problems with water quality throughout Canada.