Floating: Managing a recruitment and retention issue

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 196-198

  Rudy, Shannon ^a   Sions, Jacqueline ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION GROWTH; SHORT SURVEY; TEAMWORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 0037387034     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200304000-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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