Nurses' attitudes toward elderly people and knowledge of gerontic care in a mult-purpose health service (MPHS)

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 37-41

  Mellor, Prue ^a   Chew, Daniel ^b   Greenhill, Jennene ^c  

^a Age Concern Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Care; Elderly; Gerontic; Multi purpose health service (MPHS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, PRACTICAL; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34548421623     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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