Job Satisfaction of Certified Nursing Assistants and Its Influence on the General Satisfaction of Nursing Home Residents: An Exploratory Study in Southern Taiwan

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-62

  Liu, Li Fan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846845116     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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