Shortages of hospital registered nurses: Causes and perspectives on public and private sector actions

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-6

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; ADULT; AGE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036357594     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mno.2002.121729     Document Type: Article

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