The relationship of education level to the job tenure of nursing home administrators and directors of nursing

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-160

  Decker, Frederic H ^a   Castle, Nicholas G ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Nursing home ownership; Retention; Top management; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; JOB ANALYSIS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME;

EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650948352     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e31819ea7f7     Document Type: Article

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