Nurse shortage or nursing shortage: Have we missed the real problem?

Nursing Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 200-203

  Bower, Fay L ^a   McCullough, Cyndi ^b  

^a Holy Names University   (United States)

^b HDR Incorporated   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044225086     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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