The nursing shortage and the scope for reducing it by redefining their role

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 217-222

  Thomas, Janet ^a   Davies, Christopher ^b  

^a Carmarthenshire NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; NIGHT WORK; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 28044451308     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: 09514848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148405774518642     Document Type: Article

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