Is the shortage of hospital registered nurses getting better or worse? Findings from two recent national surveys of RNs

Nursing Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Donelan, Karen ^b   Ulrich, Beth T ^c   Norman, Linda ^a   Dittus, Robert ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Professional Services   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SALARY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 19644381523     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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