Addressing the Nursing Shortage: The Need for Nurse Residency Programs

AORN Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 652-657

  Zinn, Jennifer L ^a   Guglielmi, Charlotte L ^b   Davis, Patsy P ^c   Moses, Clara ^d  

^a Operative services department at Cone Health   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d Combat Support Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; UNITED STATES;

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); NURSING STAFF; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870164723     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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