Nurses' and personal care assistants' role in improving the relocation of older people into nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 13-14, 2015, Pages 2005-2013

  Ellis, Julie M ^a,b   Rawson, Helen ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aged Care Services Australia Group Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Aged care facilities; Enrolled nurses; Nursing homes; Older people; Personal care assistants; Registered nurses; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84931843616     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12798     Document Type: Article

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