The significance of autonomy in the nursing home administrator profession: A qualitative study

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  McCarthy, Jennifer ^a   Friedman, Leonard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Job satisfaction; Nursing home administration; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OREGON; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 33645934515     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200601000-00008     Document Type: Article

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