A survey of issues of ethnicity and culture in nursing homes in an English region: Nurse managers' perspectives

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1726-1735

  Badger, Frances ^a   Clarke, Laura ^a   Pumphrey, Rachel ^a   Clifford, Collette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural sensitivity; End of life care; Ethnicity; Nurses; Nursing home; Older people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CULTURE; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861230503     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03880.x     Document Type: Article

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