Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning

Gail Tomblin Murphy, Stephen Birch, Adrian MacKenzie, Rob Alder, Lynn Lethbridge and Lisa Little

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 105, issue 2, 192-202

Abstract: To demonstrate the application of a needs-based framework for health human resources (HHR) planning to illustrate the potential effects of policies on the shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) in Canada.

Keywords: Health policy; Health services needs and demand; Human resources; Health planning; Health services research; Nurses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.11.009

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