PMID: 9526351Apr 4, 1998Paper

An attempt to give nursing home residents a voice in the quality improvement process: the challenge of frailty

Journal of Clinical Nursing
P Mitchell, T Koch

Abstract

Advanced frailty and confusion of many nursing home residents present a particular conundrum to researchers committed to resident participation. While the research is set in Australia, the challenge of frailty is common to researchers working with compromised older persons. This study was conducted in an Australian 32 bed nursing home. As researchers we took on the roles of facilitators and negotiators within a quality improvement process using the approach of fourth generation evaluation. The overall aim of the project was to provide all stakeholders, including residents and their significant others, with a voice in the negotiations and decisions that impact on their lives. The focus of this paper is our attempt to gain the perspective of residents and significant others.

Citations

Jan 13, 2000·Journal of Advanced Nursing·T Koch
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Jan 18, 2006·Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals·Valerie Wilson, Brendan McCormack
May 11, 2006·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Kate VisentinDebbie Kralik
Apr 12, 2011·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Christine Brown Wilson
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Jan 18, 2006·International Journal of Nursing Studies·Rory Coughlan, Linda Ward

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