1. Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Caring for Older Adults With Advanced Illness Among Staff Members of Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities
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Kashelle Lockman, Marian Grant, Nina M. Cimino, and Mary Lynn McPherson
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Inservice Training ,Palliative care ,Health Personnel ,Social Workers ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Nursing ,Ambulatory care ,Assisted Living Facilities ,Pain assessment ,Health care ,Humans ,Pain Management ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pain Measurement ,030504 nursing ,business.industry ,Palliative Care ,General Medicine ,Long-Term Care ,Long-term care ,Needs assessment ,Needs analysis ,0305 other medical science ,business ,End-of-life care ,Needs Assessment - Abstract
In long-term care and assisted living facilities, many groups of health care professionals contribute to the work of the health care team. These staff members perform essential, direct patient care activities. An educational needs assessment was conducted to determine the learning needs and preferences of staff members related to providing care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Staff members placed importance on understanding topics such as principles of palliative care, pain assessment, pain management, and nonpain symptom management. The majority of survey respondents were also interested in learning more about these topics. The results of this educational needs analysis suggest staff members would benefit from a course tailored to these identified educational needs and designed to overcome previously identified educational barriers.
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- 2014
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