The Nursing Crisis & The Real Differences Between The Generations

We’re wrapping up Nursing Week in Canada, a time to recognize nurses for their important role in health care. Many believe Ontario’s nursing shortage has reached a crisis point, impacting nurses and the quality of care patients receive. Poor working conditions and the pandemic have left them burnt out with many considering or actually leaving the profession they once loved. We reached Dr. Claudette Holloway, President of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. AND Generation gaps are just as big as they were in the late ‘60’s when it was the Boomers who weren’t understood by their parents. That’s the conclusion of Generations Expert Jean Twenge who’s out with a groundbreaking research into how the different generations connect and conflict with one another. In her new book, ‘Generations, The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future’ Jean chronicles the six living generations each with their own values and attitudes and she dispels some myths like the belief millennials are broke and Boomers are the only rich generation. We reached author and San Diego State University Psychology Professor Jean Twenge.