Partnering with rural communities to meet the demand for a qualified nursing workforce

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-157

  Cramer, Mary ^a   Duncan, Kathleen ^a   Megel, Mary ^a   Pitkin, Steve ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FACULTY, NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; NEBRASKA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 65549108891     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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