Can New Zealand achieve self-sufficiency in its nursing workforce?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 40-49

  North, Nicola ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health human resource; New Zealand; Nursing workforce; Self sufficiency; Shortages; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; SELF CONCEPT;

HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 78650233518     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03380.x     Document Type: Article

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