Individuality in older people's care - challenges for the development of nursing and nursing management

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 883-896

  Suhonen, Riitta ^a   Stolt, Minna ^a   Puro, Markku ^b   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Forssa Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Individualized care scale; Individualized nursing care; Inpatient care; Long term care; Older people care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054020598     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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