EVALUATION OF AN INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM ON DEMENTIA AND WANDERING
- 1 October 1997
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Gerontological Nursing
- Vol. 23 (10) , 40-47
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-19971001-11
Abstract
Journal of Gerontological Nursing | Abstract This study assessed the impact of an inservice training program in four nursing homes on nursing staff's knowledge of dementia, pacing/wandering behavior and management strategies, staff satisfaction, and their perceptions of work difficulty and quality of care. Additionally, unit-level behavioral observations of agitated behavior and the nature of resident interactions with staffKeywords
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