Service-Linked Scholarships, Loans, and Loan Repayment Programs for Nurses in the Southeast

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-130

  Thaker, Samir I ^a   Pathman, Donald E ^a   Mark, Barbara A ^a   Ricketts III, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Loan; Loan repayment; Nursing; Policy; Scholarship; Southeast; Support for service; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 40749117546     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.06.022     Document Type: Article

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