Advanced practice registered nurse supply in a small state: Trends to inform policy

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Palumbo, Mary Val ^a   Marth, Nancy ^a   Rambur, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced practice registered nurse; health care policy; supply; trends; workforce

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; VERMONT;

EID: 80052458165     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154411404244     Document Type: Article

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