The OASIS Program: Redesigning Hospital Care for Older Adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-117

  Tucker, Dee ^a   Bechtel, Gail ^a   Quartana, Carol ^a   Badger, Naadede ^a   Werner, Donna ^a   Ford, Ilisher ^a   Connelly, Larry ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33645936672     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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