A Workforce Without Mentors: Valuing Nursing Expertise in an Aging Nursing Workforce
North Carolina faces surging demand for nursing care alongside accelerating retirements of its most experienced nurses and faculty, threatening access to care and the future of the workforce itself, especially in rural areas. We outline strategies to recognize, retain, and reengage aging nurses, an essential segment of the workforce.
Authors
- Ashley Leak Bryant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-1781)
- Cheryl Bland Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0200-3438)
- Cassandra Dictus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-773X)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North Carolina Medical Journal
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.163635
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Hillman Foundation
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill