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Annotated Reference List Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2013, January). Occupational outlook handbook for nursing home administrators. (Did you have page numbers for the handbook or what issue it was?) http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm Knowing what the job outlook is for a career is crucial to know. If it isnt looking promising, people have a lower chance of going for that career. This article is all about the outlook for administrators. Its a reliable source because its from .gov (How is this article helpful to you?) Castle, N. G. (2012). Journal of Applied Gerontology. Nursing home caregiver staffing levels and quality of care. http://jag.sagepub.com/content/27/4/375.short This site talks about the different job levels in a nursing home. It discusses the levels about an administrator and what it takes to reach that level. It talks about the everyday tasks every level must do. This is helpful because if someone wants to eventually move up, theyll know what it takes to get there. This source is reliable because it is peer reviewed. Crawford, R. (2013). NCBENHA. NC board examiners nursing home administrators. http://www.ncbenha.org/ This webpage discusses a description of the job and the various stressful situations most administrators go through. It talks about how they cope with it and continue to move forward and strive to be the best. This is a helpful site because it

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prepares people what the job really is all about. Its a reliable source because its .org Decker, F. H., Decker S. L. (2012, May). Experience and education of home health administrators and nursing home administrators and the relationship to establish ownership. Journal of NHA Experiences. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=3e261a8d-ca5f-41c08e76-350d01cf0559%40sessionmgr4004&hid=4211. In this article, it talks about what I need to do to become a successful Nursing Home Administrator. It also helps guide me through what all it takes to continue being effective throughout my career. This will be helpful because it gives the information on everything that needs to be done to finish the curriculum for NHAs. I know this is a reliable source because it is peer reviewed. Interview Questions. Nursing home administrator interview questions. http://interview-questions1.co.uk/Nursing+home+administrator/interview+questions This is a very helpful site because it gives a variety of questions you might be asked during an interview. Interviews are usually the scariest part about the job process. If you have an idea of what some of the questions might be, you would feel more confident about it. This is a reliable search because when I was looking up answers to this questions, this was the first site that popped up. (Being the first site that pops up does not make it a reliable source. Maybe because they are common knowledge questions?)

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Licensure Qualifications. (2010). Nursing home administrator licensure qualifications. http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/nursing_home_administrator/quals.htm This is an article that gives all the information a person would need to know about the qualifications to becoming a Nursing Home Administrator and getting your license. It also goes into further detail about the AIT program and if you had any experience with Nursing Homes, it can vary how many months youre in the program. This helps people that are interested in NHAs if they even qualify. Its a reliable source because its .gov Miller, S. C. (2009). A model for successful nursing home administrators. Journal of NHA. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=3e261a8d-ca5f-41c08e76-350d01cf0559%40sessionmgr4004&hid=4211 This is an article about the program you have to take prior to becoming a Nursing Home Administrator. It talks about being an Administrator In Training (AIT) and the steps you have to go through. You learn about how many months it takes and the exams that follow. This will be useful because it talks about the different tasks you must complete before becoming a NHA and it is peer reviewed. Spigel, S. (2010, April). OLR Research Report. Nursing home administrator education requirements. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0188.htm In this report it tells you the education requirements for a Nursing Home Administrator. It doesnt go into full detail about each topic but it talks about the

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main topics that a person would need. Finding out everything you would need prior to starting your career is very helpful. This site is reliable because its .gov (This may not be a reason a website is reliable or not it just gives the extension type.) Williams, A., Wilkins, R. (2004). Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Exploring nursing home staff's perceptions of communication and leadership to facilitate quality improvement. http://journals.lww.com/jncqjournal/Abstract/2004/07000/Exploring_Nursing_Home_Sta ff_s_Perceptions_of.11.aspx This helps people get an idea of what its like to work in a Nursing Home. It talks about the different stress levels involved and what the atmosphere is like. This will help people know if they would be able to handle the pressure in a nursing home. This article is reliable because it is peer reviewed. Zhao, M., Haley, R. D. (2011). Nursing home quality, staffing, and finance. Journal of Nursing Home Qualities. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=3e261a8d-ca5f-41c08e76-350d01cf0559%40sessionmgr4004&hid=4211 In this article, it talks about the salary that an average NHA would make. This will be beneficial because some people want to know the salary of a career before they decide if the career is for them. This is a reliable sources because it is peer reviewed.