Recruiting immigrants for long-term care nursing positions

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Priester, Reinhard ^a   Reinardy, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Nurses; Nursing assistants; Workforce shortage

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; RECRUITMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; AGED; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442309151     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v15n04_01     Document Type: Article

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