Exploring correlates of turnover among nursing assistants in the National Nursing Home Survey

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-190

  Temple, April ^a   Dobbs, Debra ^a   Andel, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Nursing assistants; Nursing homes; Turnover; Wages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650935891     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e31819c8b11     Document Type: Article

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