Comparative analysis of urban and rural nursing workforce shortages in Nebraska hospitals

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 248-260

  Cramer, Mary ^a,b,c   Nienaber, Jill ^d,e,f   Helget, Peg ^g,h   Agrawal, Sangeeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Nebraska Nurses Association   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BMT Clinical Trials Network

^f Sigma Theta Tau ^*

^g Fremont Area Medical Center (FAMC)   (United States)

^h Patient Safety Improvement Corp (PSIC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Nursing; Shortage; Staffing; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BED OCCUPANCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH PLANNING; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NEBRASKA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY;

EID: 33846445320     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154406296481     Document Type: Article

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