Policies to sustain the nursing workforce: An international perspective

International Nursing Review

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-170

  Buchan, J ^a   Twigg, D ^b,c   Dussault, G ^e   Duffield, C ^b,d   Stone, P W ^f  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^f Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health Policy Research; International Collaboration Cooperation; International Issues; Labour Markets; Research; Workforce Issues; Workforce Organization

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSE; PORTUGAL; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMIC RECESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NURSES; PORTUGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929703980     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12169     Document Type: Article

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