International nursing review
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This paper describes and critically reviews steps taken to address the nursing workforce shortage in Malaysia. ⋯ Nursing shortages should not be tackled by increasing the supply of new graduates alone. The creation of a safe and supportive work environment is important to the long-term success of current measures taken to grow the workforce and retain nurses within the Malaysian health care system.
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Bibliometric review of references of nursing research papers during the decade 1994-2003 in Turkey.
To identify important information on the state of academic nursing and the characteristics of academic nursing publications in Turkey. ⋯ The number of references used for papers has been increasing in recent years. The use of journals within references is high while the use of books is low. The Price's index tendency is decreasing. The high insularity index observed in the articles may be considered as a negative indicator of nursing journals in Turkey.