The nursing faculty shortage: Is there hope?

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 313-319

  DeYoung, Sandra ^a   Bliss, Julie ^a   Tracy, Janet P ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty retirements; Faculty vacancies; Hope; Nursing education; Nursing faculty shortage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036868768     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2002.129978     Document Type: Article

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