Teaching palliative care principles to UK nursing home care assistants

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 160-163

  Dowding, Chris ^a   Homer, Pam ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Joseph Weld Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Health Care Assistants; Hospice; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034208276     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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