Description, and pilot evaluation, of novel staff education to improve care of confused older inpatients

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 5-12

  Horner, Barbara ^a   Watson, Natasha ^b   Hill, Anne Marie ^c   Etherton Beer, Christopher ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Confusion; Education; Falls; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898431829     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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