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Nursing Home Nurse Turnover And The Association To Workload, Absenteeism, And Number Of Beds, Justin Ryan Gracieux
Nursing Home Nurse Turnover And The Association To Workload, Absenteeism, And Number Of Beds, Justin Ryan Gracieux
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The aging population in the United States has resulted in an increased need for quality nursing home care, which includes a stable nursing staff and reduced workforce instability. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between direct care nursing staff turnover rates for RNs, licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) concerning workload, absenteeism, and number of beds in Texas nursing homes. The relational coordination theory provided the theoretical framework for understanding the underlying issues and communication needs that may relate to staff turnover. Secondary data from 11,336 direct resident care nursing staff …
The Lived Experiences Of African American Nurses In South Carolina Emergency Rooms, Debra A. Dixon
The Lived Experiences Of African American Nurses In South Carolina Emergency Rooms, Debra A. Dixon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The underrepresentation of African American (AA) nurses in South Carolina (SC) emergency rooms (ERs) may affect quality patient care for AAs and all other patients in culturally diverse populations. This qualitative interpretive (hermeneutic) phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of AA nurses in several SC ERs concerning quality patient care in culturally diverse populations. Herzberg's two-factor theory and Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory framed the study. The research question investigated the lived experiences of AA ER nurses in SC ERs concerning quality patient care in culturally diverse populations. Interpretive phenomenology was used to gain insight from a sample of 17 …