scholarly journals It’s All about the Nurse Aides

2021 ◽  
pp. 356-364
Author(s):  
Cynthia Beynon ◽  
Katherine Supiano ◽  
Elena O. Siegel ◽  
Linda S. Edelman ◽  
Sara E. Hart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Aides

scholarly journals Nurse aides' identification of onset and level of agitation in late stage dementia patients

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann L. Whall ◽  
Margaret E. A. Black ◽  
Dawn J. Yankou ◽  
Carla J. Groh ◽  
Barbara J. Kupferschmid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Nurse Aides

scholarly journals The Impact of Organisational Characteristics of Staff and Facility on Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Care Homes: a Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Liljas ◽  
Lenke Morath ◽  
Bo Burström ◽  
Pär Schön ◽  
Janne Agerholm
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older People ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Facility Design ◽  
Infectious Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Facility Size ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nurse Aides

Abstract Background: Infectious disease outbreaks are common in care homes, often with substantial impact on the rates of infection and mortality of the residents, who primarily are older people vulnerable to infections. There is growing evidence that organisational characteristics of staff and facility might play a role in infection outbreaks however such evidence have not previously been systematically reviewed. Therefore, this systematic review aims to examine the impact of facility and staff characteristics on the risk of infectious disease outbreaks in care homes.Methods: Five databases were searched. Studies considered for inclusion were of any design reporting on an outbreak of any infectious disease in one or more care homes providing care for primarily older people with original data on: facility size, facility location (urban/rural), facility design, use of temporary hired staff, staff compartmentalizing, residence of staff, and/or nursing aides hours per resident. Retrieved studies were screened, assessed for quality, and analysed employing a narrative synthesis.Results: Sixteen studies (8 cohort studies, 6 cross-sectional studies, 2 case-control) were included from the search which generated 10,424 unique records. COVID-19 was the most commonly reported cause of outbreak (n=11). The other studies focused on influenza, respiratory and gastrointestinal outbreaks. Most studies reported on the impact of facility size (n=11) followed by facility design (n=4), use of temporary hired staff (n=3), facility location (n=2), staff compartmentalizing (n=2), nurse aides hours (n=2) and residence of staff (n=1). Findings suggest that urban location and larger facility size may be associated with greater risks of an infectious outbreak. Additionally, the risk of a larger outbreak seems lower in larger facilities. Whilst staff compartmentalizing may be associated with lower risk of an outbreak, staff residing in highly infected areas may be associated with greater risk of outbreak. The influence of facility design, use of temporary staff, and nurse aides hours remains unclear.Conclusions: This systematic review suggests that larger facilities have greater risks of infectious outbreaks, yet the risk of a larger outbreak seems lower in larger facilities. Due to lack of robust findings the impact of facility and staff characteristics on infectious outbreaks remain largely unknown.PROSPERO: CRD42020213585

scholarly journals Mental illness training on the Internet for nurse aides: a replication study

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 902-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Irvine ◽  
M. B. Billow ◽  
E. McMahon ◽  
M. G. Eberhage ◽  
J. R. Seeley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Replication Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Nurse Aides
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