A model of nurse assistant care to promote functional status in hospitalized elders

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 181-186

  Weitzel, Tina ^a   Robinson, Sherry B ^b  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cna training; Educational program; Hospitalized elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NUTRITION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKIN CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 4644371841     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200407000-00006     Document Type: Article

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