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Nursing past midlife: does it have to mean ‘tired out’?

Catherine Turnbull Health journalist

With many nurses staying on the register past retirement age, we look at the pros and cons of nursing beyond your 40s, including through menopause

The nursing workforce is getting older – the latest data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register shows that one in three nurses on the permanent register is aged 51 or older.

Nursing Standard. 38, 6, 32-34. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.6.32.s16

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31 May 2023 / Vol 38 issue 6

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