Addressing the nursing workforce shortage: Veterans as mental health nurses

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3-4

  Wynn, Stephanie D ^a  

^a Ida V Moffett School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84889577633     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20131029-05     Document Type: Editorial

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