The educational preparation of staff in nursing homes: relationship with resident autonomy

Davies, Sue; Slack, Russell; Laker, Sara; Philp, Ian

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00879.x

Cited by 39 publications

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“…A positive link between educational preparation of nursing staff in nursing homes and the quality of care therein has already been noted (Davies, Slack, Laker, & Philp, 1999;Smith, Kerse, & Parsons, 2005). More generally, a number of factors may influence the quality of care to elders with a diagnosis of dementia, making it difficult to measure the impact of training (Chodosh et al, 2006).…”

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Care staff working with people with dementia

et al. 2008

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The complexity and diversity of the needs of older people in care homes presents challenges to those responsible for caring for residents, in particular nursing and care assistant staff providing the majority of direct care. This study examines the degree of knowledge and confidence of these staff in caring for people with dementia and seeks to identify factors which can contribute to greater confidence. It reveals that although staff knowledge of dementia is reasonable, confidence in dealing with related situations is lower. Results also suggest that training can positively influence staff confidence in dealing with behaviour associated with the condition, recognizing that it is one of many factors influencing performance as a paid carer. These findings are discussed in terms of the quality of care provided to residents with dementia, the forms such training might take and the importance of a work environment which facilitates on-the-job training.Keywords dementia; care homes; long-term care; staff training, training needs analysis d e m e n t i a http://dem.sagepub.com vol 7(2) 227-238

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Care staff working with people with dementia

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“…32 Jang 9 explored the reason why residents' and staff perceptions of residents' autonomy differ. In his study sample, the nursing staff (n = 45) had little formal gerontological nursing training.…”

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Perceptions of Autonomy in the Care of Elderly People in Five European Countries

et al. 2003

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The focus of this article is perceptions of elderly patients and nurses regarding patients' autonomy in nursing practice. Autonomy is empirically defined as having two components: information received/given as a prerequisite and decision making as the action. The results indicated differences between staff and patient perceptions of patient autonomy for both components in all five countries in which this survey was conducted. There were also differences between countries in the perceptions of patients and nurses regarding the frequency with which patients received information from nursing staff or were offered opportunities to make decisions. This is the second of a set of five articles published together in this issue of Nursing Ethics in which the results of this comparative research project are presented.

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“…9 19 Increased and improved training and exposure to older people is also likely to do much to raise the status of geriatrics 24. Improved status is likely to have a positive impact on attitudes and encourage more individuals into the field,26 which in turn will benefit older patients 27…”

Section: Tackling Negative Attitudes Through Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%