Nursing students’ perceptions of self-determination in elderly people

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-359

  Välimäki, Maritta ^a   Katajisto, Jouko ^a   Haapsaari, Helena ^b   Suhonen, Riitta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Joint Authority of Education in Espoo Region   (Finland)

^c Health Care District of Forssa ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

clinical training; long term care; nursing students; self determination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 43149113692     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007088359     Document Type: Article

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