Keeping nursing home residents hydrated

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 392-406

  Mentes, Janet C ^a   Chang, Betty L ^a   Morris, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Dehydration; Nursing assistants; Nursing homes; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

EID: 33646524068     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906286607     Document Type: Article

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