Retention and attrition of certified care assistants in the long-term care industry from the Taipei area: An interview survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Hsieh, Pi Ching ^a   Su, Hui Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Certified care assistants; Leave; Long term care industry; Stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33845431659     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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