title: Results of the Nursing Personnel Survey, Part 1: RN recruitment and orientation.
abstract: The first of a series of articles analyzing the results of the American Hospital Association's Nursing Personnel Survey, this article discusses the presence or absence of RN recruitment plans, the number and types of modes used to recruit RNs, and the average and median costs for the recruitment and orientation of an RN staff nurse among hospitals classified by bed size, control, and geographic region.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011641:Public Relations; D014481:United States