The nursing shortage: Solutions for the short and long term

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-63

  Nevidjon, Brenda ^a   Erickson, Jeanette Ives ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Patient Care ^*

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MA Gen Hosp Inst Hlth Prof   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Inst Nursing Hlthcare Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing shortage; Solutions

Indexed keywords

AGING; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0037510895     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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