Evaluation of a nursing intervention project to promote patient medication education

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2530-2536

  Nurit, Porat ^a   Bella, Bar Cohen ^a   Gila, Elkokan ^a   Revital, Zelker ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intervention; Medication; Nurses; Nursing; Patient teaching; Patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749116463     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02844.x     Document Type: Article

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