How do people make continence care happen? An analysis of organizational culture in two nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-339

  Lyons, Stacie Salsbury ^a  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Interdisciplinary teams; Organizational culture; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; URINARY INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952489333     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp157     Document Type: Article

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