Hospitals’ responses to nurse staffing shortages

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue , 2006, Pages w316-w323

  May, Jessica H ^a   Bazzoli, Gloria J ^b   Gerland, Anneliese M ^c  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HSC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746918985     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.w316     Document Type: Article

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