Job satisfaction of nursing assistants

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 473-478

  Lerner, Nancy ^a   Resnick, Barbara ^b   Galik, Elizabeth ^b   Flynn, Linda ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARYLAND; NURSES' AIDES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 80155183506     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182346e7a     Document Type: Article

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