Reality orientation: Its use and effectiveness within older person mental health care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1440-1449

  Patton, Declan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mental health care; Nursing; Older person care; Reality orientation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ETHICS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33749819639     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01450.x     Document Type: Article

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