How registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and resident aides spend time in nursing homes: An observational study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1475-1483

  McCloskey, Rose ^a   Donovan, Cindy ^b   Stewart, Connie ^a   Donovan, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Loch Lomond Villa Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nursing home; Resident care; Skill mix; Staffing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; MANPOWER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW BRUNSWICK; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF;

NEW BRUNSWICK; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 84955193821     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.05.007     Document Type: Article

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