Multi-faceted palliative care intervention: Aged care nurses' and care assistants' perceptions and experiences

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-227

  Phillips, Jane L ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Jackson, Debra ^a   Kristjanson, Linda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Chronic care; Focus groups; Gerontology; Nurses' experiences; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 41649108204     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04600.x     Document Type: Article

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