The nursing shortage: Breach of ideology as an unexplored cause

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Censullo, Joan L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MS J81C1 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breach; Ideology; Nursing shortage; Shortage rationale

Indexed keywords

AGE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CONTRACT SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 61749090394     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000341417.88715.2d     Document Type: Article

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