scholarly journals Living on the edge: issues that undermine the capacity of residential aged care providers to support student nurses on clinical placement

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L Robinson ◽  
Sharon Andrews-Hall ◽  
Matthew Fassett
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities

This paper reports in part on the Building Connections in Aged Care Project about developing quality clinical placements for undergraduate nursing students in residential aged care in Tasmania, Australia. Informed by an action research approach, and using multi-methods data collection, the three-stage project explored issues impacting on students? experiences of placement, implemented strategies to address identified issues, and tested the sustainability of achievements gained. This research highlights the vulnerability of residential aged care facilities to changing conditions and shows how problematic circumstances related to staffing and workloads can readily undermine their capacity to provide supportive teaching and learning environments for students.

Nursing students’ preferences for clinical placements in the residential aged care setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Lea ◽  
Annette Marlow ◽  
Erika Altmann ◽  
Helen Courtney-Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Clinical Placements

Potential scope and impact of a transboundary model of nurse practitioners in aged care

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasia Bail ◽  
Paul Arbon ◽  
Marlene Eggert ◽  
Anne Gardner ◽  
Sonia Hogan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities

Aged care is a growing issue in Australia and other countries. There are significant barriers to meeting the health needs of this population. Current services have gaps between care and lack communication and integration between care providers. Research was conducted in the Australian Capital Territory to investigate the potential role of the aged care nurse practitioner in health service delivery in aged care settings. A multimethod case study design was utilised, with three student nurse practitioners (SNP) providing care to aged care clients across three sectors of health service delivery (residential aged care facilities, general medical practices and acute care). Data collection consisted of in-depth interviews and journal entries of the SNP, as well as focus groups and surveys of multidisciplinary staff and patients over the age of 65 years in the settings frequented by the SNP. The aged care SNP were found to cross professional and organisational boundaries, cross intra- as well as interorganisational boundaries and to contribute to more seamless patient care as members of a multidisciplinary aged care team. The aged care nurse practitioner role consequently has the potential to function in a networked rather than a hierarchical manner, and this could be a key element in addressing gaps in care across care locales and between disciplines.

scholarly journals Residential aged care facility clinical placements for undergraduate paramedic students: An evaluation of the Australian experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigit Stratton ◽  
Emma Lea ◽  
Marguerite Bramble ◽  
Claire Eccleston ◽  
Mike McCall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Care Facility ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Clinical Placement ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Palliative Approach ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities

IntroductionThis paper presents an evaluation of the pilot aged care clinical placement undertaken by undergraduate paramedic students in the university-based Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre’s Teaching Aged Care Facilities Program. The objective is to examine the learning experiences of students taking part in the first paramedic student clinical placement in Tasmania to be situated in the residential aged care environment. The students’ interactions with residents with dementia and with older people requiring a palliative approach to care are discussed, as key strategies to enhance paramedic student learning.MethodTwenty-one final year undergraduate paramedic students completed a 5-day (40 hour) clinical placement in September/October 2011, in two participating residential aged care facilities in Tasmania, Australia. Qualitative data were obtained from weekly feedback meetings with students, which were audio-recorded, transcribed, and subjected to content analysis. Quantitative data from pre and post-placement questionnaires were collected and descriptive analyses performed.ResultsThe data showed that students enjoyed interaction with residents and that this built their communication skills, particularly with residents with dementia. Students also learnt about the importance of a palliative approach to care and improved their knowledge of dementia.ConclusionA supported placement program for paramedic students in residential aged care facilitates student learning in a number of areas, particularly around working with people with dementia, which is likely to enhance student readiness for the graduate paramedic role. 

scholarly journals Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities — health care providers' perspectives

2014 ◽  
Vol 201 (10) ◽  
pp. 574-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Jou Lim ◽  
Megan W‐L Kwong ◽  
Rhonda L Stuart ◽  
Kirsty L Buising ◽  
N Deborah Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Antibiotic Prescribing ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Prescribing Practice ◽  
Aged Care Facilities ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities

Oral health care in residential aged care services: barriers to engaging health-care providers

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Hearn ◽  
Linda Slack-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Residential Aged Care Facilities

The oral health of older people living in residential aged care facilities has been widely recognised as inadequate. The aim of this paper is to identify barriers to effective engagement of health-care providers in oral care in residential aged care facilities. A literature review was conducted using MEDline, CINAHL, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete and PsychInfo between 2000 and 2013, with a grey literature search of government and non-government organisation policy papers, conference proceedings and theses. Keywords included: dental/oral care, residential aged care, health-care providers, barriers, constraints, and limitations. A thematic framework was used to synthesise the literature according to a series of oral health-care provision barriers, health-care provider barriers, and cross-sector collaborative barriers. A range of system, service and practitioner level barriers were identified that could impede effective communication/collaboration between different health-care providers, residents and carers regarding oral care, and these were further impeded by internal barriers at each level. Findings indicated several areas for investigation and consideration regarding policy and practice improvements. While further research is required, some key areas should be addressed if oral health care in residential aged care services is to be improved.

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