PERCEPTION OF NURSES ON THE PRESENCE OF A COMPANION TO THE HOSPITALIZED ELDERLY

A qualitative and exploratory study was developed at the Center for Semi-Intensive Therapy in a Public Teaching Hospital of Curitiba, in 2008, with the objective of identifying how nurses perceive the presence of a companion during nursing care to hospitalized elderly. Participants were seven nurses...

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Main Authors: Juliana Mendes, Mariluci Alves Maftum, Maria Ribeiro Lacerda, Maria de Fátima Mantovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2010-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i3.18886