Canadian Nursing Students and the Care of Older Patients: How Is Geriatric Nursing Perceived?

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 797-814

  Gould, Odette N ^a   Dupuis Blanchard, Suzanne ^b   MacLennan, Anna ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

ageism; gerontological nursing; professional socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTERED NURSE; SOCIALIZATION; AGEISM; AGING; CANADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AGEISM; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84939200653     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813500585     Document Type: Article

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