Workplace continuing education for nurses caring for hospitalised older people.

Autor:	Baumbusch, Jennifer, Shaw, Maureen, Leblanc, Marie‐Eve, Kjorven, Mary, Kwon, Jae‐Yung, Blackburn, Lorraine, Lawrie, Barb, Shamatutu, Marilyn, Wolff, Angela C.
Předmět:	HOSPITAL care of older people CHI-squared test STATISTICAL correlation CURRICULUM planning EMPLOYMENT FOCUS groups GERIATRICS INTERVIEWING RESEARCH methodology NURSES NURSES' attitudes NURSING NURSING practice CONTINUING education of nurses PERSONNEL management QUALITY assurance QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH evaluation STATISTICAL sampling SCALE analysis (Psychology) SURVEYS URBAN hospitals ADULT education workshops QUALITATIVE research CERTIFICATION STATISTICAL power analysis QUANTITATIVE research SOCIOECONOMIC factors TEACHING methods EDUCATIONAL attainment THEMATIC analysis PRE-tests & post-tests REPEATED measures design DATA analysis software WORK experience (Employment) DESCRIPTIVE statistics HOSPITAL nursing staff ATTITUDES toward aging ONE-way analysis of variance
Zdroj:	International Journal of Older People Nursing; Dec2017, Vol. 12 Issue 4, pn/a-N.PAG, 12p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
Abstrakt:	Aims and objectives To develop, implement and evaluate a workplace continuing education programme about nursing care of hospitalised older people. Background The healthcare system cannot rely solely upon nurses' prelicensure education to prepare them to meet the evolving needs of hospitalised older patients. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic rise in the proportion of older people in hospitals, yet many nurses do not have specialised knowledge about the unique care needs of this population. Design A multimethod pre-to post-design was employed. Methods Between September 2013 and April 2014, data were collected via surveys, focus groups and interviews. Thirty-two Registered Nurses initially enrolled in the programme of which 22 completed all data points. Three managers also participated in interviews. One-way repeated-measures ANOVAs were conducted to evaluate the effect of the programme and change over time. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Survey results indicated improvements in perceptions about nursing care of older people but no changes in knowledge. Themes generated from the qualitative data focused on participants' experiences of taking part in the programme and included: (i) relevance of content and delivery mode, (ii) value of participating in the programme and (iii) continuing education in the context of acute care. Conclusions This study illustrated the potential role of workplace continuing education in improving care for hospitalised older people, particularly the potential to change nurses' perceptions about this population. Nurses prefer learning opportunities that are varied in delivery of educational elder-focused content and accessible at work. Organisational leaders need to consider strategies that minimise potential barriers to workplace continuing education. Implications for practice Workplace continuing education can play a key role in improving quality of care for hospitalized older adults and ought to be a priority for employers planning education for nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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