Agitated older patients: Nurses' perceptions and reality

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 306-312

  Poole, Julia ^a   Mott, Sarah ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agitation; Nurses' perceptions; Nurses' reality; Older patients.

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0642305392     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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