Without enough nurse educators there will be a continual decline in RNs and the quality of nursing care: Contending with the faculty shortage

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-523

  Shipman, Debra ^a   Hooten, Jack ^b  

^a Veterans Affair Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FACULTY, NURSING; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149091872     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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