Measurement of Workplace Empowerment Across Caregivers

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 156-165

  Caspar, Sienna ^a   O'Rourke, Norm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958048566     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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