A Nursing Assistant Training Program in a Long Term Care Setting
- 24 August 1998
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
- Vol. 19 (1) , 23-35
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j021v19n01_03
Abstract
Gerontological literature and research has clearly demonstrated that attitudes toward the elderly held by nursing staff play a critical role in the quality of care provided in long term care facilities. A three and a half hour training program aimed at sensitizing nursing assistants in a long term care setting to the aging process and experiences of the elderly is described. Nursing assistants from personal care units participated in a role playing game and were then presented with an overview of normal aging topics. Results of the study demonstrated a significant improvement in attitudes toward the elderly by nursing assistants who had attended the training program.Keywords
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