IHCAYour facility is invited to take part in an online survey as a follow up of the Survey on Recruitment and Retention of Indiana’s Long Term Care Workforce. Your employee was selected to participate in the online survey because of his or her practical experience working in long term care. Participation in the survey is Confidential.
Click here to take the survey.
The online survey should Only be Completed and forwarded to employees in the following classifications:
- Director of Nursing
- Administrative Registered Nurse
- Staff Registered Nurse
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner
- Certified Nurse Assistant
*Individuals who participated in the focus group study should not complete this online survey.
Background Information:
The purpose of this study is to further examine and develop information on the recruitment and retention of long term care workers. The information gathered here will be broken-down and analyzed; the analysis of that data will then be compared to the responses gained from the initial survey mentioned above. We will also analyze information as it relates to employee engagement, social identity, and general efficacy.
Procedures:
If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to participate in the online survey and:
- Complete a demographic general questionnaire
- Complete an employee engagement survey
- Complete a social identity survey
- Complete a general efficacy survey
- Complete three open-ended questions
The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete.
Voluntary Nature of the Study:
Your participation in this study is voluntary. This means that everyone will respect your decision of whether or not you want to be in the study. If you decide to join the study now, you can still change your mind during the study. If you feel stressed during the study you may stop at any time. You may skip any questions that you feel are too personal.
Risks and Benefits of Being in the Study:
There are no foreseeable risks associated with this study. The associated benefit to you, for taking part in this study, is that you are providing information for policymakers, who in turn help influence decision making as it relates to policies, education, and training in long term care.
Confidentiality:
Any information you provide will be kept anonymous. Only group data will be reported in publications. The researcher will not use your information for purposes outside of this research project. In addition, the researcher will not include your name or anything else that could identify you in any reports of the study.
Submitting Completed Survey:
Surveys Must be completed online. After completing the survey via the online process, you may email the survey by clicking Submit by Email tab.
Completed surveys may also be faxed to: 877-298-3749 or mailed to: Dorothy Henry, One N. Capitol Avenue, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN. 46204
Contacts and Questions:
If you have questions regarding this survey, you may contact the researcher via (317) 616-9028 or dhenry@ihca.org.
