Nursing needs of acutely ill older people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 507-516

  Hancock, Karen ^a   Chang, Esther ^a   Chenoweth, Lynn ^b   Clarke, Marie ^c   Carroll, Adrian ^c   Jeon, Yun Hee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acutely ill; Family carer; Hospitalized older people; Importance and satisfaction; Nursing needs

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0347479311     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02834.x     Document Type: Article

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