Environmental Changes Increase Hospital Safety for Dementia Patients

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-84

  Goodall, Debby ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Dementia; Hospital; Therapeutic environment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DEMENTIA; FURNITURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DEMENTIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646460666     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200603000-00008     Document Type: Article

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