title: Recruiting nurses: the problem is the process.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000592:standards; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000592:standards; D007586:Job Application; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010299:Parking Facilities / Q000592:standards; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards