Predictive Model to Determine Need for Nursing Workforce

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-190

  Cramer, Mary E ^a   Chen, Li Wu ^b   Mueller, Keith J ^b   Shambaugh Miller, Michael ^b   Agrawal, Sangeeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

health service demand; nurses; shortage; utilization; workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709935     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154404266785     Document Type: Article

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