Development, implementation, and evaluation of a geriatric nurse education program

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 214-217

  Wallace, Meredith ^a   Greiner, Philip ^a   Grossman, Sheila ^a   Lange, Jean ^a   Lippman, Doris Troth ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONNECTICUT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PILOT PROJECTS; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750604184     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20060901-09     Document Type: Article

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