Ethical climates in for-profit, nonprofit, and government skilled nursing facilities: Managerial implications for partnerships

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Filipova, Anna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 82455184659     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHL.0b013e31823b6835     Document Type: Review

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