A brief nurse practitioner intervention for vulnerable older adults

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 40-50

  Enguidanos, Susan ^a   Gibbs, Nancy ^b   Jamison, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84858024999     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20120116-01     Document Type: Article

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