A baseline review of medication provided to older people in nursing care homes in the last month of life

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 216-223

  Kinley, Julie ^b   Hockley, Jo ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Audit; End of life care; Medication; Nursing care homes; Older people; Syringe drivers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LONDON; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77956211941     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.5.48142     Document Type: Review

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