Comparative trend analysis of characteristics of internationally educated nurses and U.S. educated nurses in the United States: Original article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-84

  Xu, Yu ^a,b   Kwak, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign Nurse; Internationally Educated Nurse; USA Comparative Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847022284     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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