Nurses' Aides - Standards
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Descriptive, exploratory study of the role of nursing assistants in Australian residential aged care facilities: the example of pain management.

30 May 2009 AIM: This study explored the experiences of nursing assistants (NAs) who work with older people in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), to ascertain their role in Australian RACFs. Experiences with pain management were used as an example to ... Read more...

The National Nursing Assistant Survey: improving the evidence base for policy initiatives to strengthen the certified nursing assistant workforce.

30 Mar 2009 PURPOSE: This study introduces the first National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), a major advance in the data available about certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and a rich resource for evidence-based policy, practice, and applied research ... Read more...

Characteristics and recruitment paths of certified nursing assistants in rural and urban nursing homes.

30 Dec 2008 CONTEXT: Most nursing home care is provided by certified nursing assistants (CNAs), but little is known about rural CNAs. PURPOSE: To develop a representative geographic profile of the CNA workforce, focusing on paths leading to present job. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nurses' Aides - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Descriptive, exploratory study of the role of nursing assistants in Australian residential aged care facilities: the example of pain management. 30 May 2009
• Regulation ahead. 19 Apr 2009
• The National Nursing Assistant Survey: improving the evidence base for policy initiatives to strengthen the certified nursing assistant workforce. 30 Mar 2009
• Characteristics and recruitment paths of certified nursing assistants in rural and urban nursing homes. 30 Dec 2008
• Nurse preparation and organizational support for supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel in nursing homes: a qualitative exploration. 30 Jul 2008
• CNN code of conduct. 30 Jan 2008
• Country of origin and racio-ethnicity: are there differences in perceived organizational cultural competency and job satisfaction among nursing assistants in long-term care? 29 Sep 2007
• Feeding assistants deemed competent. 29 Jun 2007
• The rise of the HCAs. 30 Oct 2006
• [Quality of procedures delivered by nursing assistants] 29 Sep 2006
• Can they or can they not? Nurses' ability to quantify stool in superabsorbent diapers. 30 Jul 2006
• [Nursing auxiliaries and technicians and hospital infection control in surgical centers: myths and truths] 30 May 2006
• Direct observations of nursing home care quality: Does care change when observed? 28 May 2006
• Role delineation of unlicensed assistive personnel in gastroenterology. 30 Dec 2005
• Certified Medication Aides: Do they free up nurses' time? Or do they water down care? 30 Aug 2005
• Licensing of unregulated assistants urgent. 29 Jun 2005
• Care standards and changes in nursing staff skills mix in residential aged care. 29 Jun 2005
• Meeting the standard. New developments mean that experienced care home managers are in demand. 29 Jun 2005
• Feeding beliefs of certified nurse assistants in the nursing home: a factor influencing practice. 29 Jun 2005
• Speaking up to have health-care assistants recognized for their skills. 29 Jun 2005

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Technical information about 'Nurses' Aides'

Definition: Allied health personnel who assist the professional nurse in routine duties.

Descriptor UI: D009728

Alternative terms: Nurses' Aides; Aide, Nurses'; Aides, Nurses'; Nurse Aides; Nurse's Aides; Nurses Aides; Nurses' Aide; Nursing Auxiliaries; Auxiliaries, Nursing; Auxiliary, Nursing; Nursing Auxiliary;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.067.652; N02.360.067.652;