{"title":"The midlife learner.","authors":"Deborah J Laughlin","doi":"10.1097/NND.0b013e318269fec7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The author reviews the literature regarding midlife adult learners to determine the best educational methods to positively affect retention. Developing hospital-based educational programs will meet the needs of the midlife learner and help retain nurses. Strategies reviewed include intergenerational mentoring, adapting to physiological age-related changes, linking new and prior learning, allowing time to acquire new skills, and deliberate planning for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":79659,"journal":{"name":"Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization","volume":"28 5","pages":"238-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/NND.0b013e318269fec7","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0b013e318269fec7","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The author reviews the literature regarding midlife adult learners to determine the best educational methods to positively affect retention. Developing hospital-based educational programs will meet the needs of the midlife learner and help retain nurses. Strategies reviewed include intergenerational mentoring, adapting to physiological age-related changes, linking new and prior learning, allowing time to acquire new skills, and deliberate planning for the future.