The Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative: Developing a focused strategy and strong partnerships to improve nursing care for older adults

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 182-187

  Watman, Rachael ^a   Escobedo, Marcus ^a   Langston, Christopher A ^a  

^a The John A Hartford Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric nursing; John A. Hartford Foundation; Partnerships; Strategic investments

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FOUNDATIONS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960278968     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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