Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and confidence regarding preventing and treating deconditioning in older adults

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 547-554

  Gillis, Angela ^a   MacDonald, Brenda ^a   Macisaac, Allene ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED REST; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF;

ADULT; AGED; BED REST; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 60849126159     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20081201-07     Document Type: Article

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