Emergency care for people with dementia

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 12-15

  Andrews, June ^a   Christie, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dementia; Emergency care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 73449095525     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2009.09.17.5.12.c7250     Document Type: Short Survey

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