Someone to talk to: The nurse and the depressed or suicidal older patient

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 15-18

  Plawecki, Lawrence H ^a   Amrhein, David W ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana   (United States)

^b BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO WARN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955948490     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100330-11     Document Type: Article

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