Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Certified Nursing Assistants"”.
-
A mixed-methods exploration of death exposure in certified nursing assistants: moderating factors and implications
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are responsible for 80-90% of direct-to-resident care in skilled nursing home facilities (SNFs), and often develop close, family-like relationships with their residents. With SNFs becoming an increasingly common place of death for older adults, CNAs now find …
-
Are Nutrition and Food Security Concerns a Priority of Certified Nursing Assistants in Work and Family Environments?
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are responsible for the care of America's aging population. CNAs are paid a miniscule amount of money and are often ineligible for medical benefits through their employers. CNAs bathe, change, feed, and help toilet the residents of long-term care facilities. The …
-
Mental Illness and Neurological Disorders in Long-Term Care: Certified Nursing Assistants' Perception of the Initial Training Program
Background: This study addresses the training of certified nursing assistants caring for patients diagnosed with mental illness and neurological disorders living in long-term care facilities. An influx of patients diagnosed with these conditions is partly due to the reduction of mental health …
-
Knowledge, attitudes, and expectations among certified Nursing Assistants providing oral care to individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or another form of Dementia utilizing Music Therapy
<p>Purpose: Current literature was aimed to explore CNAs attitudes, knowledge, and expectations on the use of music for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)/dementia while providing oral care.</p> <p>Methods: A single survey, 5-point Likert scale survey that included demographic and …
-
CNAS' Ratings of Nursing Home Residents' Pain: The Role of Empathy
… of persistent pain (Fain et al., 2017). Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are important sources of information about resident pain as provide the majority of residents' hands-on care. Therefore, assessing the accuracy of CNAs' pain assessments and potential influencing factors may …
-
Applying behavioral management skills training with employees in geriatric care unit to increase social interaction and communication with residents
… apparent for individuals with NCD living in nursing homes. Previous studies have shown that it is possible to increase activity attendance, engagement, and communication in NCD residents living in geriatric care units. This study analyzed the effects of behavioral management skills training …
-
Who Cares? the Role of Nursing Assistants in the Labor Process of Hospital Nursing
… structure," is the first study of hospital-based Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). Through interviews with 21 CNAs in a large, independent, urban hospital in the Midwest, the study examines how two major institutions have impacted the labor process of CNAs and the division of labor between CNAs …
-
Improving the HCAHPS Score for Pain Well Controlled
… the nurses were surveyed, the patients and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) were interviewed, and a 24-hour chart review was conducted on three different days. The results revealed that about 30% of the nurses had little or no knowledge of HCAHPS; 73% of the CNAs did not know when to …
-
Training Program for Occupational Therapists Working with Skilled Caregivers in Skilled Nursing Facilities
… dementia (IwD) are often referred to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for around-the-clock care to receive support for their everyday challenges brought on by dementia symptoms. Although certified nursing assistants (CNAs) help IwD with everyday self-care tasks, they frequently lack …
-
Occupation-Based CNA Program to Build Caregiver Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Dementia Care
<p>Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are primary caregivers to individuals with dementia (IwD) who reside in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). CNAs are also expected to know how to provide person-centered and occupation-based care while managing challenging behaviors of IwD without formal …
-
A Cost-Effectiveness Study of Nursing Home Turnover Rates on Registered Nurse Staffing
… rates and ways to improve quality of care in nursing homes. It has been shown that increased Registered Nurse (RN) care is much needed, at a threshold of 0.75 hours per resident per day for long-term care stay to improve outcomes. Anticipated benefits to residents include decreased adverse …
-
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Formal Dementia Care Training Program: Abilities Care Experts™
… (ACE™) is an educational training program for nursing staff who care for individuals with dementia in skilled nursing facilities (SNF). The objective of the program is to provide the nursing staff with knowledge, and methods to engage residents’ remaining abilities in order to maximize …