Generation gaps, Nursing research gaps
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nursing research, generation differencesAbstract
Generation differences create gaps between generations, especially to values, communication, and way of life. In nursing workforce, the generation diversities have both positive and negative affects to individual relationship, communication, and work. This article aims to encourage nurses to raise questions and research for decreasing generation gaps and enhancing health promotion of nurses, health care team, and clients. A brief information is presented to answer five questions: (1) how many generations are there nowadays? (2) how are working habits of diverse generations? (3) how are health behaviors of people in different ages in today's society? (4) how would nursing take advantages of generation differences? and (5) what are gaps of Thai nursing research related to generation differences?
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