The nurse leader as logistician: Optimizing human capital

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Fitzpatrick, Therese A ^a   Brooks, Beth A ^b  

^a Brooks Group LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 76949090549     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181cb9f3b     Document Type: Article

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