Recent trends in the registered nurse labor market in the U.S.: Short-run swings on top of long-term trends

Nursing Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Auerbach, David I ^b   Staiger, Douglas O ^c,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MARITAL STATUS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34247882612     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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