Assisted Living Nursing Practice: The Language of Dementia: Theories and Interventions

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-288

  Mitty, Ethel ^a   Flores, Sandi ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34848863730     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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