Nursing care of older people: A personal construct theory perspective

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 160-168

  Ellis, Julie M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Constructivism; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people; Personal construct theory; Repertory grid technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0032610967     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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