Potential implications of registered nurse attitudes towards caring for older people

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 095-099

  Marshall, Lynette C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Ageism; Attitude; Community health; Nurse education; Patient centred care; Quality of care; Registered nurse

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; EMPATHY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 78049429476     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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