A national overview of the training received by certified nursing assistants working in U.S. nursing homes

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-219

  Sengupta, Manisha ^a   Harris Kojetin, Lauren D ^a   Ejaz, Farida K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified nursing assistants; Continuing education; Direct care workers; Longterm care; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955855326     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2010.503122     Document Type: Article

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