Pediatric Nurse Educator Shortage: Implications for the Nursing Care of Children

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-191

  Leonard, Barbara J ^a   Fulkerson, Jayne A ^a   Rose, Diane ^a   Christy, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Nursing; Nursing shortage; Pediatrics; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 43949121442     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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