Country of origin and racio-ethnicity: Are there differences in perceived organizational cultural competency and job satisfaction among nursing assistants in long-term care?

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-329

  Allensworth Davies, Donald ^a   Leigh, Jennifer ^b   Pukstas, Kim ^c   Geron, Scott Miyake ^d   Hardt, Eric ^e   Brandeis, Gary ^f   Engle, Ryann L ^g   Parker, Victoria A ^a,g  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Newton Wellesley Eating Disorders and Behavioral Medicine   (United States)

^c Muskie School of Public Service   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Cultural diversity; Job satisfaction; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDBACK; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 37349077890     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000296788.31504.b7     Document Type: Article

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