Nurses' role in care home rehabilitation

Nursing Times

Volumn 109, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 18-21

  O'Doherty, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Powdermill Nursing Home ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nurses' perceptions; Older people; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REHABILITATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; REHABILITATION;

EID: 84881288729     PISSN: 09547762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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