Enhancing Nursing Home Care for Seniors: Impact of a Living Classroom on Nursing Assistant's Education

Autor/inn/en	Boscart, Veronique M.; McCleary, Lynn; Stolee, Paul; Taucar, Linda Sheiban; Wilhelm, Jessica; Johnson, Keia; d'Avernas, Josie; Brown, Paul; Raasok, Marlene
Titel	Enhancing Nursing Home Care for Seniors: Impact of a Living Classroom on Nursing Assistant's Education
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 46 (2020) 8, S.461-472 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2020.1774842
Schlagwörter	Allied Health Personnel; Nursing Homes; Job Skills; Community Colleges; Staff Development; Program Effectiveness; Gerontology; Knowledge Level; Mentors; Student Attitudes; School Community Programs; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Relationship; Intention; Teacher Attitudes; Older Adults; Student Satisfaction; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sonderheim; Produktive Fertigkeit; Community college; Community College; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Gerontologie; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Älterer Erwachsener; Kanada
Abstract	Nursing Assistants (NAs) are the largest workforce in nursing homes, but often lack adequate preparation for their role. The Living Classroom (LC) is an integrated learning approach, whereby a NA program is delivered in a nursing home (NH) in collaboration with a community college. This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of the LC. Mixed methods were used to gather data from 48 NA students, 5 faculty, and 42 NH staff over 30 weeks. Students, faculty, and nursing home staff described the LC as a positive learning experience. Students' gerontological knowledge increased over time (p = 0.0012). Students reported very positive relationships with program mentors and NH residents. The LC provides a unique approach to prepare NAs to work in nursing homes. This model could expand to other educational programs with a gerontology focus. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01