Analysis of the psychiatric-mental health nurse workforce in the United States

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Hanrahan, Nancy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650590896     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20090331-01     Document Type: Article

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