Internationally educated nurses in the United States: Their origins and roles

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-15

  Spetz, Joanne ^a   Gates, Michael ^b   Jones, Cheryl B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Immigration; Internationally educated nurses; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKFORCE;

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; WORKFORCE;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893021837     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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