The Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy (VANA): Forging strategic alliances with schools of nursing to address nursing's workforce needs

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 299-307

  Bowman, Candice C ^a   Johnson, Linda ^b   Cox, Malcolm ^b   Rick, Catherine ^b   Dougherty, Mary ^b   Alt White, Anna C ^b   Wyte, Tamar ^a   Needleman, Jack ^c   Dobalian, Aram ^a,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical instruction; Partnerships; Veterans Affairs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 81055138782     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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