Nurses perceptions of older patients integrity in long-term institutions

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 490-499

  Teeri, Sari ^a,b   Välimäki, Maritta ^a   Katajisto, Jouko ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethics; Integrity; Long term care; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36349002830     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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