Critical care nursing: Workforce issues and potential solutions

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Robnett, Michelle K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Critical care nursing; Intensive care unit staffing shortages; Nursing shortage; Recruitment; Retention; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DESIGN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALARY; STANDARD;

EID: 32844475514     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000203087.42439.53     Document Type: Article

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