Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(2):315-324 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0001

An enjoyable retirement: lessons learned from retired nursing professors

Khaldoun Mousa Aldiabat1, Enam Alsrayheen2, Carole-Lynne Le Navenec3, Catherine Aquino-Russell4, Mohammad Al Qadire5,6
1 Community and Mental Health-College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, Oman
2 Independent Researcher
3 Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
4 Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Moncton Site, Canada
5 Adult and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, Oman
6 Adult Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the experience of retirement for retired nursing professors.

Design: The descriptive phenomenological qualitative method, developed by Giorgi, was used to conduct this study, through the lens of Continuity Theory and Carper’s Ways of Knowing Theory.

Methods: Data were collected from four eligible participants in the form of written descriptions e-mailed to the researchers and analyzed using Giorgi’s analysis-synthesis process.

Results: The results showed that retired nursing professors felt satisfied with what they had achieved over their careers. They experienced a positive and rewarding life post-retirement and had positive perceptions of many aspects of their retirement.

Conclusion: The retired nursing professors continued with many pre-retirement activities and maintained productivity. They used their past and new knowledge to shape their daily life experiences in ways that enhanced their own well-being and quality of family and community connections. Their continued involvement in organizations post-retirement included many academic and professional activities such as presenting at conferences, supervising students, reviewing articles, and volunteering in other scholarly activities.

Keywords: continuity theory, descriptive phenomenology, nursing, professors, retirement

Received: August 9, 2020; Revised: January 5, 2021; Accepted: January 5, 2021; Prepublished online: May 5, 2021; Published: June 4, 2021  Show citation

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Aldiabat KM, Alsrayheen E, Le Navenec C, Aquino-Russell C, Al Qadire M. An enjoyable retirement: lessons learned from retired nursing professors. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2021;12(2):315-324. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0001.
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