Assessing Emergency Nurses' Geriatric Knowledge and Perceptions of Their Geriatric Care

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-137

  Roethler, Courtney ^a   Adelman, Toby ^b   Parsons, Virgil ^b  

^a Department Staff Nurse II Kaiser Perma nente ^*  (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Emergency department; Geriatric; Nursing; Older adults; Perception; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCY NURSING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79952485726     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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