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AB STRACT: Ser vices pro vided by nurse aides (NAs) directly influ ence qual ity of care. Con se quently, NA t rain ing pro grams are crit i cal in pro vid ing the qual i fied per son nel who carry the bulk of the work load in long-term care facil i ties. Because stud ies related to NA pre-job train ing pro grams and stu dent sat is fac tion are lim ited, we exam ined NA pre-job train ing pro grams and stu dent sat is fac t ion in Tai wan. The high est sat is fac tion lev els were with lec tur ers and clin i cal appli ca tions. The low e st sat is fac tion lev els were with tui tion, class size and prac tice hours. Gen eral hos pi tals and nurs ing homes were the pre ferred sites for pro vid ing lec tures and clin i cal prac tice instruc tion. The results of this study pro vide gov ern ment depart ments and health care pro fes sion als data per ti nent to design ing more effec tive NA train ing pro grams.

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