Expert Nursing Assistant Care Activities

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 584-601

  Hartig, Margaret Thorman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032186084     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599802000506     Document Type: Article

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