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Working with volunteers: key issues for gerontological nursing – Literature scan
Author(s) -
Manthorpe Jill
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of older people nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1748-3743
pISSN - 1748-3735
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2007.00077.x
Subject(s) - gerontological nursing , nursing , older people , key (lock) , psychology , medicine , gerontology , ecology , biology
This article explores volunteering with older people through a study of the literature, mainly from the UK. The discussion is grouped around five themes: organization, support, sustainability, stereotypes and boundaries. The article discusses nurses’ roles in working with volunteers and volunteer coordinators. It notes that older people are often volunteers themselves. A number of areas for future research are outlined.