Perceptions of training for care attendants employed in the care of older people

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 322-328

  Coffey, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Care attendant; Health care assistant; Older people; Support worker; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 4444285522     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2004.00442.x     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Ahmed L.B. & Kitson A. (1993) Complimentary roles of the nurse and health care assistant. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2 (5), 287-297.
2. Anderson L. (1996) The role and resources required for the introduction of a ward assistant using Grasp systems workload measurement methodology: a quantitative study. Journal of Nursing Management 5(1), 11-17.
3. Audit Commission (1991) The Virtue of Patients: Making the Best of Ward Nursing Resources. HMSO, London.
4. Ball J., Hurst K. & Franklin R. (1989) But who will Make the Beds? A Report of the Mersey Project on Assessment of Nurse Staffing, Support Worker Requirements for Acute Hospitals. Mersey Regional Health Authority and Nuffield Institute of Health Services Studies, Leeds.
5. Bond S., Fall M., Thomas L., Fowler P. & Bond J. (1990) Primary Nursing and Primary Medical Care: A Comparative Study in Community Hospitals. Report 39. Care Research Unit, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
6. Bostrum J. & Zimmerman J. (1993) Restructuring nursing for a competitive health care environment. Nursing Economics 11 (1), 35-41, 54.
7. Boyes (1995) Health care assistants: delegation of tasks. Emergency Nurse Summer 2, 6-9.
8. Buckley R. & Caple J. (1995) The Theory and Practice of Training, 3rd edn. Kogan Page, London.
9. Capuano R. & Kinneman M.T. (1989) Nursing technical assistants: one solution to the nursing shortage. Nursing 19 (5), 172-175.
10. Care Sector Consortium (1990) Health Sector Support Worker Project National Occupational Standards for Care. HMSO, London.
11. Carr-Hill R., Dixon P., Gibbs I. et al. (1992) Skill Mix and the Effectiveness of Nursing Care. Center for Health Economics, University of York.
12. Chang A.M. (1995) Perceived functions and usefulness of health service support workers. Journal of Advanced Nursing 21, 64-74.
13. Chang A.M. & Lam L.W. (1997) Evaluation of health care assistant programme. Journal of Nursing Management 5, 229-236.
14. Collinson P. (1999) Re-examining skill-mix and leadership. Employing Nurses and Midwives 35, 13.
15. Davies S.M. (1992) Consequences of the division of nursing labour for elderly patients in a continuing care setting. Journal of Advanced Nursing 17, 582-589.
16. Day M. (1993) NVQ assessment for care assistants. Nursing Standard 7 (29), 35-38.
17. Department of Health (1972) Home Help Service: Circular 11/72. Government Publications, Dublin.
18. Department of Health (1993) The Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations, S.I. No. 226. Government Publications, Dublin.
19. Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) (1992) Nursing Skill Mix in the District Nursing Services. NHS Value for Money Unit. HMSO, London.
20. Fahey T. (1995) Health and Social Care: Implications of Population Ageing in Ireland, 1991-2011. National Council for the Elderly, Dublin.
21. Kershaw B. (1989) Project 2000. Identifying the nurse support worker. Nursing Standard 5, 40-43.
22. Kirby K. & Garfink C. (1991) The University Hospital Nurse Extender Model. Journal of Nursing Administration 21 (1), 25-30.
23. Krainovich-Miller B., Sedhom L.N., Bidwell-Cerone S., Campbell-Heider N., Malinski V.M. & Carter E. (1997) Journal of the New York State Nurses Association 28 (3), 8-15.
24. Krueger R.A. (1994) Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research. 2nd edn. Sage, Thousand Oaks, California.
25. Lundström F. & McKeown K. (1994) Home Help Services for Elderly People in Ireland. National Council for the Elderly, Dublin.
26. Malby R. (1990) Vocational support. Nursing Times 86 (16), 31-33.
27. National Council for the Elderly (1997) Training Carers of Older-People (Report Number 47). National Council for the Elderly, Dublin.
28. O'Donovan O., Hodgins M., McKenna V. & Kelleher C. (1997) Training Carers of Older People (An Advisory Report). National Council for the Elderly, Dublin.
29. Parahoo A.K. (1997) Nursing Research Principles, Process and Issues. MacMillan, London.
30. Pembrey S. (1989) The Role of the Health Care Assistant. University of Brighton, Institute of Nursing. Unpublished thesis.
31. Polit D.F. & Hungler B.P. (1999) Nursing Research Principles and Methods. 6th edn. Lippicott, Philadelphia.
32. Report of the Commission on Nursing (1998) A Blueprint for the Future. Government Stationery Office, Dublin.
33. Reeve J. (1994) Nurses attitudes towards health care assistants. Nursing Times 90(26) 43-46.
34. Rhodes K. (1994) What can HCA's be asked to do? Nursing Times 90, 33-35.
35. Robinson J. & Stillwell J. (1990) The role of the support worker in the health care team. Nursing Times 86 (37), 61-63.
36. Rowden R. (1992) More input required. Nursing Times 88 (33), 27-28.
37. Royal College of Nursing (1992) Skill Mix and Reprofiling: A Guide for RCN Members. RCN, London.
38. Southern Health Board (1999) Ageing with Confidence: A Strategy for the People of Cork and Kerry. Southern Health Board, Cork.
39. Stillwell J.A. & Hawley C. (1993) The costs of nursing care. Journal of Nursing Management 1, 25-50.
40. Thomas L. (1992) Comparing the work of nurses and auxiliaries. Nursing Times 88 (20), 44-49.
41. United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) (1986) Project 2000: A New Preparation for Practice. UKCC, London.
42. Workman B.A. (1996) An investigation into how the health care assistants perceive their role as support workers to the qualified staff. Journal of Advanced Nursing 23 (3), 612-619.