ADN to BSN: Lessons from human capital theory

Nursing Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Graf, Christina M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745478680     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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