Palliative care for end-stage dementia: A discussion of the implications for education of health care professionals

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-332

  Chang, Esther ^a   Hancock, Karen ^a   Harrison, Kathleen ^b   Daly, John ^a   Johnson, Amanda ^a   Easterbrook, Sally ^b   Noel, Michael ^c   Luhr Taylor, Megan ^b   Davidson, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education needs of health care providers; End stage dementia; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAFF TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744411522     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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