Caring for people with dementia in A&E

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 12-16

  Cunningham, Colm ^a   McWilliam, Katie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846089879     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en.14.6.12.s12     Document Type: Review

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