Hospital nursing workforce costs, wages, occupational mix, and resource utilization

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 309-314

  Welton, John M ^a  

^a FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, PRACTICAL; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051761548     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182250a2b     Document Type: Article

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