A literature review of nursing turnover costs

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-418

  Li, Yin ^a   Jones, Cheryl B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Literature review; Nurse turnover; Quality of care; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84876189536     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01411.x     Document Type: Article

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