Impact of medication aide use on skilled nursing facility quality

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 976-988

  Walsh, Judith E ^a   Lane, Sandi J ^b   Troyer, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Medication; Nursing assistant; Skilled nursing facility; Staffing

Indexed keywords

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL DELEGATION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922419795     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt085     Document Type: Article

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