Improving outcomes of nursing home interactions

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-133

  Williams, Kristine Nordlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication and aging; Elderspeak; Nursing homes; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECORDING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33645957682     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20117     Document Type: Article

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