Perceived Barriers to Effective Job Performance Among Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 559-567

  Parmelee, Patricia A ^a   Laszlo, Mary C ^a   Taylor, Jo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

job performance; job satisfaction; Nursing home staff

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70350059145     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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