Integrating long-term care concepts into baccalaureate nursing education: The road to quality geriatric health care

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 286-290

  Scott Tilley, Donna ^a   Marshall Gray, Paula ^a,b   Valadez, Ana ^a   Green, Alexia ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 20544470145     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20050601-10     Document Type: Article

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