Feasibility of internet training for care staff of residents with dementia

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Hobday, John V ^a   Savik, Kay ^b   Smith, Stan ^a   Gaugler, Joseph E ^b  

^a HealthCare Interactive Incorporated (developer and distributor of the CARES training protocol)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77955944989     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100302-01     Document Type: Article

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