Student attitudes and educational support in caring for older people - A review of literature

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-20

  Koh, Lai Chan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Elderly; Nursing homes; Older people; Person centred care; Practice placements; Preparation and support; Students' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755187253     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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