Assessing older persons' readiness to move to independent congregate living

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 292-296

  Rossen, Eileen K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Congregate living communities; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 36248939774     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000299618.51722.19     Document Type: Review

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