Legal issues in gerontological nursing - Part 1: Abuse and neglect of older adults

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-12

  Alford, Dolores M ^a   Karas, Deborah ^b   Lueckenotte, Annette ^c   Melillo, Karen Devereaux ^d   Nunnelee, Jane ^e   Scanland, Susan ^f   Steinberg, Karl E ^g   Walent, Ronald ^h   Zhan, Lin ^d  

^a The Nursing Services Group ^*  (United States)

^b The Nursing Services Group   (United States)

^c Barnes Jewish West County Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GeriScan Geriatric Consulting   (United States)

^g Hospice and Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^h Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS SCREENING; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644911762     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-20060101-08     Document Type: Article

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