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Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 39:28-36
To implement restorative care in assisted living facilities, staff need to understand the philosophy and learn methods to help residents maintain optimal function. In this study, the researchers developed a multimedia training program designed to tea
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Susan S. Harrington
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 34:691-708
This study investigated the effects of 10 injury prevention computer-based training modules tested by 120 participants from 65 facilities that provide care or support to elderly people needing long-term care. The training was delivered either on CD-R
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Susan S. Harrington
Publikováno v:
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development (JNSD). 22:260-268
This study offers evidence that computer-based training is an effective tool for teaching nursing facility managers about ergonomics and increasing their awareness of potential problems. Study participants (N = 45) were randomly assigned into a treat
Publikováno v:
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development (JNSD). 22:144-149
Computer-based (CB) instruction offers an alternative method for healthcare facilities to provide in service training to the staff. The authors investigated CB instruction as a way to provide information on preventing suicide and depression, adverse
Autor:
Susan S. Harrington, Bonnie L. Walker
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 35:154-163
Nursing facility administrators must find new and innovative ways to meet the training needs of their staff. In this article, researchers discuss the effectiveness of computer-based training compared with the traditional instructor-led format. The co
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Susan S. Harrington
Publikováno v:
Nurse Education Today. 24:301-309
This study compares the effects of computer-based and instructor-led training on long-term care staff with a high school education or less on fire safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Findings show that both methods of instruction were effecti
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Susan S. Harrington
Publikováno v:
Journal for Nurses in Staff Development (JNSD). 19:147-154
This study offers evidence that computer-based instruction is a feasible and effective alternative training method for long-term care staff. Participants were 289 nursing facility staff randomly divided into two treatment groups. One group completed
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Donna Harrington
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 28:639-654
Residents of long-term care facilities continue to have the need for sexual expression and intimacy. Staff of these facilities often have insufficient knowledge about elderly sexuality and frequently have negative attitudes toward expression of sexua
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Nancy J. Osgood
Publikováno v:
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 42:55-69
Approximately 5 percent of those sixty-five and older live in long-term care facilities (1.5 million). Neither suicide and depression among the elderly who reside in long-term care facilities nor prevention techniques are well-understood by staff. Th
Autor:
Bonnie L. Walker, Paul H. Ephross
Publikováno v:
Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 31:85-107
Staff of long-term care facilities and other agencies working with the elderly need to be sensitive to the sexual needs and concerns of their residents. Little is known, however, about what this population knows about sexuality, their attitudes about