A generation that has grown up with the Internet, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, 9/11 and the ENRON scandal... Generation Y nurses are integrating the workforce with a unique set of motivations, expectations, and personalities. Nurse leaders are being tested on every angle with managing, recruiting, and retaining this unique generation of nurses. This session will explore this generation's needs in the workplace, highlighting strategies to engage, motivate and retain them as part of the nursing workforce.