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Addressing Occupational Workplace Issues “In Action”: An Ongoing Study of Nursing Academic Program Directors

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Higher education is a major financial industry in its own right. Indeed, in a report by New York State’s Comptroller (entitled The Economic Impact of Higher Education in New York State), the following data were cited.

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  1. Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, The University of Texas at Arlington, 701 S. Nedderman Dr., 19407, Arlington, TX, 76019-0407, USA

    Ronda Mintz-Binder D.N.P., R.N., C.N.E.

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    Robert J. Gatchel

  2. , Dept of Educational and Counseling Psych, University of British Columbia, Main Hall 2125, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, British Columbia, Canada

    Izabela Z. Schultz

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Mintz-Binder, R. (2012). Addressing Occupational Workplace Issues “In Action”: An Ongoing Study of Nursing Academic Program Directors. In: Gatchel, R., Schultz, I. (eds) Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness. Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4839-6_25

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