Comfort care rounds: A staff capacity-building initiative in long-term care homes

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-48

  Wickson Griffiths, Abigail ^a   Kaasalainen, Sharon ^b   Brazil, Kevin ^c   McAiney, Carrie ^b,d   Crawshaw, Diane ^b   Turner, Mickey ^e   Kelley, Mary Lou ^f  

^a Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) Interdisciplinary   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Acclaim Health   (Canada)

^f LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 84925284158     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20140611-01     Document Type: Article

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