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Recruiting nurses: the problem is the process.

Beatrice J Kalisch
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With competition increasing for scarce personnel resources, recruitment and retention processes must be efficient and effective. The author reports the results of an extensive study of recruitment processes and systems in acute care hospitals throughout the United States and the major recruitment factors that lead to job choice decisions by staff nurses.

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Acute DiseaseAttitude of Health PersonnelCareer ChoiceChoice BehaviorCorrespondence as TopicData CollectionEconomic CompetitionEfficiency, OrganizationalFemaleHealth Facility EnvironmentHumansInterior Design and FurnishingsInterviews as TopicJob ApplicationNursing Administration ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalParking FacilitiesPersonnel SelectionSocial PerceptionSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesWorkplaceJournal Article

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Beatrice J Kalisch. 2003. Recruiting nurses: the problem is the process.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005110-200309000-00007

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