An exploratory study of nurse aides' communication behaviours: Giving 'positive regard' as a strategy

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-50

  Medvene, Louis J ^a   Lann Wolcott, Hannah ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric nurse aides; Long term care; Person centred caregiving; Person centred communication; Positive regard and qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FRIEND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMMUNICATION; FRIENDS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551471325     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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