Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: From evidence to best practices to policy

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 294-301

  Gilliss, Catherine L ^a   Powell, Dorothy L ^a   Carter, Brigit ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

best practices; diversity; health disparities; nursing workforce; proof of impact

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79955551833     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154411398491     Document Type: Review

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