A nursing intervention for the quality use of medicines by elderly community clients

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 166-176

  Griffiths, Rhonda ^a   Johnson, Maree ^a   Piper, Margaret ^b   Langdon, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Western Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Medication systems; Multidisciplinary care teams; Primary nursing; Referral and consultation pathways

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 4544368225     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2004.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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