Development of nurse competencies to improve dementia care

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-105

  Williams, Christine L ^a   Hyer, Kathryn ^b   Kelly, Annette ^c,d   Leger Krall, Sue ^e   Tappen, Ruth M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e Research/Community Clinical Services   (United States)

^f FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; LONG TERM CARE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FLORIDA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 16844372252     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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