The costs of nurse turnover. Part 1: An economic perspective

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 562-570

  Jones, Cheryl Bland ^a,b,c  

^a School of Nursing   (United States)

^b Cecil G Sheps Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ACCOUNTING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 10644223455     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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