Undergraduate nurse attitudes toward older adults and perceptions of working with older adults: An analysis of measurement instruments

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 183-188

  Neville, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Attitudes; Measurement; Nursing; Perceptions; Perspectives; Scales; Students

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84918768413     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.09.001     Document Type: Review

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