Direct care staff's need for support in their perceived work role in day activities units

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Dychawy Rosner, I ^a,b   Eklund, M ^a   Isacsson, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAY CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DAY CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033654613     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2000.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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