Health care assistants: The views of managers of health care agencies on training and employment

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-92

  Keeney, Sinead ^a   Hasson, Felicity ^a   Mckenna, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care agency; Health care assistant; Roles; Skill mix; Training

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NURSE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES' AIDES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 12744263596     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2004.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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