Learning disabilities: A survey of community nurses for people with prevalence of challenging behaviour and contact demands

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 571-579

  Slevin, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Community nurses; Contacts; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3042749615     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00911.x     Document Type: Review

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