Challenges in getting workforce research in nursing used for decision-making in policy and practice: A Canadian perspective

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3338-3346

  O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a,b   Hayes, Laureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Nursing Health Human Resources ^*

Author keywords

Canada; Nursing research; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NURSE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; NURSES; NURSING RESEARCH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 56149087714     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02641.x     Document Type: Article

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