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Staying the Course: Facility and Profession Retention Among Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes

Author(s) -

Sally C. Stearns,

L. P. D'Arcy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/63.3.s113

Subject(s) - nursing , nursing homes , turnover , nursing assistant , medicine , nursing staff , quality (philosophy) , psychology , management , philosophy , epistemology , economics

High turnover rates among nursing assistants (NAs) in nursing homes have costly implications for facility operation and quality, and low rates of NA profession retention can deplete the stock of experienced staff. This study assessed the extent to which the same factors are associated with NAs' intent to leave a particular job versus the NA profession.

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