Nurses values, attitudes and behaviour related to falls prevention

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 838-848

  Dempsey, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Falls; Nurses; Practice development; Prevention; Values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 60249103751     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02687.x     Document Type: Article

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