Registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel: An uneasy alliance

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 162-170

  Kleinman, Carol S ^a,b   Saccomano, Scott J ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; NURSING, TEAM; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 33748659874     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20060701-03     Document Type: Review

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