Remaining in the nursing home versus transfer acute care: Resident, family, and staffpreferences

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 48-57

  Tappen, Ruth M ^a   Worch, Sarah M ^b   Elkins, Deborah ^a   Hain, Debra J ^a   Moffa, Christine M ^a   Sullivan, Gail ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908548608     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20140807-01     Document Type: Article

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