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Determination of Nurses' Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine career nurses' approaches to the phenomenon of retirement, their opinions about post-retirement life and their thoughts about the retirement preparation program.
Method: The descriptive and cross-sectional study sample consisted of 300 nurses (n=300) over the age of 35 working in a university hospital, selected by stratified and sampling method. The question airs, which were based on the literature and prepared by their researcher, were applied face-to-face after obtaining the consent of the voluntary participants. The data obtained from the participants in the study were statistically analyzed with the IBM-SPSS Statistics 21 program. Descriptive analyses (number, percentage, mean and standard deviation), nonparametric comparison analyses (chi-square) and correlation (Pearson Correlation) analyses were used in the evaluation of the data.
Results: Findings obtained from the study: It was determined that nurses did not feel ready for retirement (53.3%) and did not plan for retirement (60.7%). (81.7%) nurses interpreted retirement as “plenty of time to spend with my family” (63.7%), “time to take care of myself and my hobbies” (62%), “being alone” (6.7%), “being useless” (5.3%). It was found that the nurses did not plan to work after retirement (55%), and those who wanted to work wanted to participate in a retirement preparation program in their field of experience or as an educator for financial reasons (80%). While no significant differences were found in the comparisons between the unit, position, staff, educational status, age and marital status of the nurse sand their feeling of readiness for retirement, the relationship between the time they had to work to deserve retirement (10.35 years) and the time they thought of working was highly significant (p>0.005), positive and strong (r=0.855).
Conclusion: It can be suggested that studies with large samples should be conducted to evaluate the perspective of nurses on retirement and to develop new strategies to meet the expectations of experienced nurses to continue in the institution.
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Ethical Statement
This study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital. (Date: 02.07.2013) and (Decision no: A-08) and was conducted in accordance with the ethical rules in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Thanks
I would like to thank my advisor PhD RN Ülkü BAYKAL, who made great contributions throughout my graduate education and at every stage of my research, Assoc. PhD RN Feride EŞKİN BACAKSIZ, who supported me during the statistical analysis stage, PhD Satı BİRBUDAK, who helped me at every stage of my article, and my family, who motivated me under all circumstances.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Nursing Management
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 26, 2025
Submission Date
April 27, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 16, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 1 Number: 3
APA
Altun, M., & Baykal, Ü. (2025). Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example. Northern Journal of Health Sciences, 1(3), 135-146. https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN
AMA
1.Altun M, Baykal Ü. Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example. Northern Journal of Health Sciences. 2025;1(3):135-146. https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN
Chicago
Altun, Melek, and Ülkü Baykal. 2025. “Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example”. Northern Journal of Health Sciences 1 (3): 135-46. https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN.
EndNote
Altun M, Baykal Ü (September 1, 2025) Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example. Northern Journal of Health Sciences 1 3 135–146.
IEEE
[1]M. Altun and Ü. Baykal, “Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example”, Northern Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 135–146, Sept. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN
ISNAD
Altun, Melek - Baykal, Ülkü. “Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example”. Northern Journal of Health Sciences 1/3 (September 1, 2025): 135-146. https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN.
JAMA
1.Altun M, Baykal Ü. Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example. Northern Journal of Health Sciences. 2025;1:135–146.
MLA
Altun, Melek, and Ülkü Baykal. “Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example”. Northern Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 1, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 135-46, https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN.
Vancouver
1.Melek Altun, Ülkü Baykal. Determination of Nurses’ Opinions on Retirement Life: A University Hospital Example. Northern Journal of Health Sciences [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1;1(3):135-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99DF33EN