An investigation of the components of best nursing practice in the care of acutely ill hospitalized older patients with coincidental dementia: A multi-method design

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1127-1136

  Tolson, Debbie ^b   Smith, Margaret ^c   Knight, Paul ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acute nursing; Best practice; Care quality; Consumers' view; Critical incident; Dementia care; Elder care; Multi method

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, NURSING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033228610     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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