The pivotal role of the director of nursing in nursing homes

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-121

  Siegel, Elena O ^a   Mueller, Christine ^b   Anderson, Kathryn L ^c   Dellefield, Mary Ellen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Providence Mount St Vincent   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse administrators; Nurse education; Nurse managers; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949670973     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3181d91813     Document Type: Article

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