Inhospital Study: Do older people, carers and nurses share the same priorities of care in the acute aged care setting?

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-88

  Hickman, Louise D ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Chang, Esther ^c   Chenoweth, Lynn ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Nurses; Older person; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023854684     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.2011.5.1.76     Document Type: Article

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