Factors contributing to contemporary nursing shortage in Macao

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-501

  Leong, Cindy Sin U ^a  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

Author keywords

Care service; Demand and supply; Nursing manpower; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MACAO; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MACAU; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84861223457     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01272.x     Document Type: Article

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