Caring for patients with dementia in an acute care environment

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-144

  McCloskey, Rose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLUMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOISE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DEMENTIA; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3242658301     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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