Caring for older people with dementia in residential care: Nursing students' experiences

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Robinson, Andrew ^a   Cubit, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care of older people; Dementia; Empirical research report; Gerontology; Nurse education; Student support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TASMANIA;

EID: 34547360363     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.4304.x     Document Type: Article

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