Hospital Nurses' Perceptions of the Geriatric Care Environment in One Canadian Health Care Region

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Mckenzie, Jo Ann Lapointe ^a   Blandford, Audrey A ^b   Menec, Verena H ^b   Boltz, Marie ^c   Capezuti, Elizabeth ^d  

^a Deer Lodge Centre and WRHA Program Director   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Geriatric care environment; Hospital nurses; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79956258272     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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