Nursing Care of Older Patients in Hospital: Implications for Clinical Leadership

Milton-Wildey, K; O'Brien, L

Nursing Care of Older Patients in Hospital: Implications for Clinical Leadership

Milton-Wildey, K O'Brien, L

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Publisher:: Australian Nursing Federation
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Milton-Wildey Kathleen and O'Brien Louise 2010, 'Nursing Care of Older Patients in Hospital: Implications for Clinical Leadership', Australian Nursing Federation, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 6-16.
Issue Date:: 2010

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Milton-Wildey, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	O'Brien, L	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-02-02T11:01:35Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-02T11:01:35Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en_US
dc.identifier	2009008350	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Milton-Wildey Kathleen and O'Brien Louise 2010, 'Nursing Care of Older Patients in Hospital: Implications for Clinical Leadership', Australian Nursing Federation, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 6-16.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0813-0531	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15662
dc.description.abstract	Objective This study investigated how nurses managed the care of acutely ill older patients in acute hospital settings. Design Constructivist inquiry has been used that included multiple methods of data collection: interviews, observations and documentation of care. Setting Participants were recruited from five acute medical and surgical units across two public hospitals. Participants Twenty seven registered nurses caring for patients who were aged 65 years and older.	en_US
dc.publisher	Australian Nursing Federation	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	NA	en_US
dc.subject	Older patients; clinical leadership; professional agency; nursing care; acute care units	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.title	Nursing Care of Older Patients in Hospital: Implications for Clinical Leadership	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	28	en_US
utslib.citation.number	2	en_US
utslib.location	Melbourne, Australia	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	6	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	16	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	NMH.Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health	en_US
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Objective This study investigated how nurses managed the care of acutely ill older patients in acute hospital settings. Design Constructivist inquiry has been used that included multiple methods of data collection: interviews, observations and documentation of care. Setting Participants were recruited from five acute medical and surgical units across two public hospitals. Participants Twenty seven registered nurses caring for patients who were aged 65 years and older.

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