Training needs of nurses and social workers in the end-of-life care for people with intellectual disabilities: A national survey

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 494-500

  Bekkema, Nienke ^a   de Veer, Anke J E ^a   Albers, Gwenda ^b,c   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^c   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^c   Francke, Anneke L ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; End of life care; Intellectual disability; Nursing; Palliative care; Social work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORKERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84895084262     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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