Nursing delegation and medication administration in assisted living

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-171

  Mitty, Ethel ^a   Resnick, Barbara ^b   Allen, Josh ^c   Bakerjian, Debra ^d   Hertz, Judith ^f   Gardner, Wendi ^e   Rapp, Mary Pat ^f   Reinhard, Susan ^g   Young, Heather ^h   Mezey, Mathy ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Advanced Healthcare Studies LLC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Merrill Gardens LLC   (United States)

^f National Gerontological Nurses Association   (United States)

^g Center to Champion Nursing in America   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Delegation; Medication administration; Nursing leadership

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949733419     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3181d9183f     Document Type: Article

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