What Critical Care Nurses Need to Know About Health Care Access When Caring for Elders in Acute Care Settings

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Jennings, Bonnie Mowinski ^a,b,c   Lamb, Gerri ^d  

^a University of the Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EDUCATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547673000     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.05.001     Document Type: Review

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