A qualitative study explaining nurses' perceptions of quality care for older people in long-term care settings in Ireland

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 477-485

  Murphy, Kathy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Long term care; Mixed methods; Nurses perceptions of quality; Quality care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847417200     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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