Six-part series on the state of the RN workforce in the United States

Nursing Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 58-60

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REGISTER; SALARY; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 19644363633     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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