The perception of "training availability" among certified nurse aides: Relationship to CNA performance, turnover, attitudes, burnout, and empowerment

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-132

  Yeatts, Dale E ^a   Cready, Cynthia ^a   Swan, James ^a   Shen, Yuying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified nurse aides; Job attitudes; Nursing homes; Performance; Training

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEXAS;

EID: 77952913115     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701961003795722     Document Type: Article

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