Includes strategies for rethinking retirement, tapping the expertise of older nurses, retaining senior nurses, managing nursing careers, and expanding personal freedom. Why Retire? serves three purposes: the book gives nurses younger than 50 a chance to incorporate the principles into their career plans; nurses already in the Third Age can obtain strategies and information for making the most of the latter part of their careers; and health care leaders and executives can use Why Retire? as a toolbox for ensuring their organizations are prepared to support older nurses.