Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Caring for Older Adults With Advanced Illness Among Staff Members of Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities: An Educational Needs Assessment

Nina M Cimino; Kashelle Lockman; Marian Grant; Mary Lynn McPherson

doi:10.1177/1049909114561996

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Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Caring for Older Adults With Advanced Illness Among Staff Members of Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities: An Educational Needs Assessment

Nina M Cimino, Kashelle Lockman, Marian Grant and Mary Lynn McPherson

American journal of hospice & palliative medicine, Vol.33(4), pp.327-334

05/2016

DOI: 10.1177/1049909114561996

PMID: 25473091

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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.

Humans

Pain Management - methods

Social Workers - psychology

Health Personnel - psychology

Social Workers - education

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Pain Measurement - methods

Health Personnel - education

Assisted Living Facilities - organization & administration

Long-Term Care - organization & administration

Inservice Training - organization & administration

Needs Assessment

Palliative Care - methods

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Title: Subtitle: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Caring for Older Adults With Advanced Illness Among Staff Members of Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities: An Educational Needs Assessment
Creators: Nina M Cimino - Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Kashelle Lockman - University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Marian Grant - University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
Mary Lynn McPherson - Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA mmcphers@rx.umaryland.edu
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of hospice & palliative medicine, Vol.33(4), pp.327-334
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1177/1049909114561996
PMID: 25473091
ISSN: 1049-9091
eISSN: 1938-2715
Language: English
Date published: 05/2016
Academic Unit: Pharmacy Practice and Science; Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984065694402771

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