Dying with Carolyn: Using Simulation to Improve Communication Skills of Unregulated Care Providers Working in Long-Term Care

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1259-1278

  Kortes Miller, Katherine ^a   Jones Bonofiglio, Kristen ^a   Hendrickson, Stephanie ^a   Kelley, Mary Lou ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication; death and dying; education; end of life; high fidelity simulation; long term care homes; palliative care; personal support workers; unregulated care providers

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEATH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; PATIENT SIMULATION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DEATH; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION TRAINING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SKILLS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84994275662     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464815577139     Document Type: Article

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