Immigrant status and intention to leave of nursing assistants in U.S. nursing homes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 731-737

  Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Williams, Christianna S ^d   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Family Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving formal; Long term care; Nursing; Nursing homes; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950415019     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02781.x     Document Type: Article

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