A Study of Family Councils in Nursing Homes

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Curry, Linda Cox ^a   Walker, Charles ^a   Hogstel, Mildred O ^a   Walker, Mary Beth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548839094     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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