The importance of 'approaching' older people: A grounded theory

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Jonasson, Lise Lotte ^a,b   Berterö, Carina ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethics; Nursing care; Older people; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ETHICS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; COMMUNICATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MORALS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84857334916     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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