A Systematic Approach to Curricula Development for Aged-Care Leadership

Aberdeen, Sue; Angus, Jocelyn

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“…2 Nurses are required to provide leadership and guidance in care directives, provide learning and development to subordinate staff, team members and assist clients to make informed decisions, particularly on issues about treatment choices, palliative pathways and end-of-life issues. 3,4 Concerns are growing over the increasing numbers of nurses leaving the aged care sector. 2,5 A review of the literature identifies that RNs are considered to be the clinical leaders in aged care and that leadership is the hallmark of effective management and retention within the service.…”

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“…7 The literature demonstrates that the aged care, long-term care (LTC) and geriatric care environments are characterised by turbulence, complexity and increasing frustration as a global increase in the older population places pressure on the healthcare system to provide choice in services. 3,7 Executive summary 389 A number of systematic reviews and literature reviews have investigated the impact of leadership and management on staff experience in the healthcare services sector, 3,8 as well as in the aged care context. 9,10 These experiences have included staff turn-over patterns, staff members' decision to leave or continue working in this care environment, and the impact of workforce movements on quality of resident care.…”

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“…Clinicians who do have managerial roles quickly lose what has been learned and applied in their original professional skills base. 3 Building on the work of Pearson et al, 11 another systematic review by Jeon and colleagues 10 was published in the Australasian Journal of Ageing. 10 This review broadly investigated the relationship between leadership, management, staff retention and turnover in the complex residential aged care setting and the costs, benefits and impacts of an effective workforce.…”

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Experiences of registered nurses as managers and leaders in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review

Dwyer¹

2011

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

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Overall the themes presented in the review reported the negative experiences of nurses in residential aged care and geriatrics. Nurses will continue to be devalued if there is no professional identity and support for their roles and need to have a career pathway when making the decision to enter into aged and geriatric practice. Clinical leadership training is needed for nurses to transition through practice into specialised roles such as the RN team leader and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP). Providing a career structure and choice in the industry for the nurse to become a clinical leader or a manager of health services will improve recruitment and retention. IMPLICATION FOR RESEARCH: More research is needed to identify the skills gaps experienced by nurses in aged care and geriatric care. This research could lead to the design and implementation of a skills audit to identify candidates for specialised courses so that clinical leadership and governance in aged care are improved. More research is needed for role construction and the professional development of the GNP. Organisations can benefit from research currently being conducted on the role of the RN in aged care and geriatrics, by mapping the skills mix of candidate RNs to the key performance indicators in the role. Organisations must change their perception and value of RNs as clinical leaders in care teams.

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Experiences of registered nurses as managers and leaders in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review

Dwyer¹

2011

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

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“…The researchers are aware also of the danger of attempting to generalize our findings about this culture to other sites within the same organization. However, the findings are supported at a general level by earlier related work in other aged care contexts (Gibb et al 2004, Aberdeen & Angus 2005) that depicts the prevalent style of leadership as unclear and somewhat conflictual, and requires the attention of researchers to identify more appropriate models of leadership.…”

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An environmental scan of an aged care workplace using the PARiHS model: assessing preparedness for change

Gibb¹

2012

Journal of Nursing Management

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“…Subject expertise, a competent skill base, positive attitudes, awareness of local and national policies, quality of curricula and professional passion contribute towards developing clinical leadership (Aberdeen & Angus, 2005) which is something that needs to be developed for dementia care. A programme such as this could not be more relevant and timely beyond the local context in Scotland.…”

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Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland

Macaden

2016

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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There is a global demographic transition secondary to population ageing. The number of older people living with multimorbidities including dementia has been significantly rising both in developed and developing countries. It is estimated that there would be 74.7 million people living with dementia by 2030 that would escalate to 135.46 million by 2050. 62 % of people with dementia currently live in low and middle income countries that are very poorly resourced to cope with this epidemic. Dementia is now duly recognised as a national priority within the UK and a global priority at the 2013 G8 Summit. Management and care of an individual with dementia requires a multidisciplinary approach with expertise and a competent skill base. Nurses are central to the delivery of dementia care delivery in hospitals, community and residential care settings. It is against this background that this pre-registration integrated dementia curriculum was developed to build capacity and capability with dementia expertise among the future nursing workforce in Scotland in line with the National Dementia Strategy.Keywords: Dementia curriculum, pre-registration, nursing education, ScotlandThe population demographics are changing globally with a dramatic age related demographic transition that poses significant implications for older people, policy makers, educators and service providers. It is projected that there would be more people over the age of 60 in comparison to 5 year olds by 2020 and by 2050, there would be two billion people worldwide over the age of 60 (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2015). The United Kingdom is no exception to this global phenomenon.By 2035 in the United Kingdom (UK), the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to be almost 2.5 times larger than in 2010, reaching 3.5 million, accounting for 5 per cent of the total population. The population aged 65 and over will account for 23 per cent of the total population in 2035 (Office for National Statistics, 02 March 2012). Dementia that is increasingly becoming a common long term condition in older adults is a growing global challenge, with the number of people living with dementia set to rise sharply in the future; there are an estimated 74.7 million people with dementia worldwide by 2030 and this number is expected to grow to a 131.5 million by 2050 (Alzheimer's Disease International, August 2015). Recent estimates suggest that around 90,000 people in Scotland alone live with a diagnosis of dementia of which 3200 of them are below the age of 65 (Alzheimer Scotland, 2015). Dementia was declared as a public health priority in 2012 by the WHO (2012).This scale of a dementia epidemic poses challenges to both public health and social care systems that imminently require resources, capability and capacity building alongside research to inform policy and practice through education (Muangpaisana, Intalapaprona, & Assantachaia, 2008). Management and care of an individual with dementia requires a multidisciplinary/multiagency approach with expertise and a c...

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A Systematic Approach to Curricula Development for Aged-Care Leadership

Cited by 9 publications

References 49 publications

Experiences of registered nurses as managers and leaders in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review

Experiences of registered nurses as managers and leaders in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review

An environmental scan of an aged care workplace using the PARiHS model: assessing preparedness for change

Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland

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