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Barriers Encountered by Nurses and Nursing Assistants that Prevent Purposeful Rounding
… encountered by registered nurses (RNs) and nursing assistants (NAs) that prevent purposeful (hourly) rounding.</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> The literature has shown that purposeful rounding improves patient outcomes and safety. However, few studies show the barriers encountered by …
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Who Cares? the Role of Nursing Assistants in the Labor Process of Hospital Nursing
… 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 and RNs. …
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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 …
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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 …
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Intent to quit perceptions of nursing assistants working in Oklahoma state veterans administration-owned and administered nursing homes.
… variables and determine their relationship to nursing assistants' intentions to quit in state-owned veterans' long-term care facilities located across the United States. America's long-term care industry (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities) is a multibillion dollar industry. …
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Mental Illness and Neurological Disorders in Long-Term Care: Certified Nursing Assistants' Perception of the Initial Training Program
… 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 facilities and …
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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 …
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Att arbeta i dödens närhet : Rutiner och ritualer i äldreomsorg
… interviews accomplished on two occasions with nursing assistants employed at two group living units for older people suffering from dementia in Sweden. The interviews and observations were carried out one year apart, before and after a project that also included supervision of managers and …
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Slaugos priežiūros komandos psichosocialinės rizikos veiksnių ir socialinės refleksijos sąsajos /
… risk factors and social reflection of nurses and nursing assistants. Task of work: 1. To investigate sociodemographic data of nurses and nursing assistants working in a health care team. 2. To identify psychosocial risk factors of the nursing care team and their links with the sociodemographic …
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CNAS' Ratings of Nursing Home Residents' Pain: The Role of Empathy
… 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 provide insight …
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Attitudes of nurses to palliative care in nursing homes in the Perth metropolitan region
… the model to the area of palliative care in nursing homes. 76 directors of nursing, 76 clinical nurse specialists, and 76 nursing assistants working in nursing homes, completed a questionnaire in which they were asked (a) to make an evaluation of their overall attitude on a 7-point semantic …
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Improving Oral Care Practices and Aspiration Risk Assessment to Mitigate Risk of Hospital Acquired Pneumnia
… will be assessed through pre- and posttests for nursing assistants and post survey for nurses. Both parties will be required to do return demonstration. Maintenance will be monitored through auditing by a confederate observer and evaluation of quarterly HAP rates. Staff education goals include …
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The Significance of Timing of Patient Daily Weights and the Barriers
… or evenings, were evaluated. Interviews with nursing staff and nursing assistants were conducted, discussing possible implementations to overcome the barriers discussed.</p> <p><strong>Results.</strong> The proposed solutions were organized and addressed with management for possible …
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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 …
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Efficient use of nursing resource at St. Luke's Hospital
This study examined whether the available nursing resources on the Surgical Department at St. Luke's Hospital are being utilised efficiently. Data was collected using quantitative and qualitative research methods and questionnaires were distributed to 7 nursing tutors and the Surgical Department's …
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Improving the HCAHPS Score for Pain Well Controlled
… 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 report …
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