Can the use of LPNs alleviate the nursing shortage? Yes, the authors say, but the issues - Involving recruitment, education, and scope of practice - Are complex

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Seago, Jean Ann ^a   Spetz, Joanne ^a   Chapman, Susan ^a   Dyer, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING, PRACTICAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746640051     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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