The relationship between workplace environment and job satisfaction among nursing assistants: Findings from a national survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-252

  Probst, Janice C ^a   Baek, Jong Deuk ^b   Laditka, Sarah B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified nursing assistants; Job satisfaction; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; RESIDENT; SALARY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77952545531     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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