Enhancing the quality of supportive supervisory behavior in long-term care facilities

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 181-187

  McGillis Hall, Linda ^a   McGilton, Katherine S ^b   Krejci, Janet ^c   Pringle, Dorothy ^a   Johnston, Erin ^a   Fairley, Laura ^a   Brown, Maryanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MANAGER; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REINFORCEMENT; TEAMWORK;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, PRACTICAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REWARD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 17644395294     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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