Quality of nursing home care: Perceptions of physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Jensen, Barbara ^a   Resnick, Barbara ^d   Norris, Margaret ^e  

^a Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

nurse practitioners; nursing home; physicians; psychologists; quality improvement; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 82655172412     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31822f2e81     Document Type: Article

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