A study of Swedish geriatric nursing personnel utilizing the nurse self- description form

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-71

  Benkö, Singa Sandelin ^a,c   Sarvimäki, Anneli ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Kuntokallio Ctr for G T and R   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geriatric nursing; NSDF; Nurse self description form; Self description

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; SELF EVALUATION; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SWEDEN;

EID: 0033252537     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02839319950162598     Document Type: Article

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