Second-career CNAs in nursing homes: Tapping an underused resource

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 21-28

  Pennington, Karen ^a   Congdon, Joann G ^b   Magilvy, Joan K ^b  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 34447514275     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20070601-05     Document Type: Article

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