Bridging the gap: addressing the educational needs of nursing home staff
Birnie Sandra Clinical Nurse Specialist (Elderly), Cheshire West Primary Care Trust
Booth Jenny Tissue Viability Nurse, Countess of Chester Hospital
Dodd Linda Nurse Adviser Social Services, Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT
Jones Debbie Modern Matron, Ellesmere Port Hospital, Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT
Petty Janet Nurse Consultant (Elderly Rehab), Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT
Price Jane Nurse Adviser Social Services (Mental Health), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust
Telford Debbie Nurse Adviser Social Services, Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT
Sandra Birnie and colleagues describe the development of a training programme designed to educate staff in nursing homes in order to help deliver higher quality care to older people
Nursing homes are the UK’s main providers of continuing care and, because modern healthcare systems involve a complex network of providers, it is essential that the benefits of collaborative approaches to education are recognised across all services (werrett et al 2001). One problem faced by nurses in care homes is professional isolation (Taylor 2001) but study days can provide an opportunity to combat this by meeting others in the same field (Lazaro 1998). This gives an opportunity for education, reflection, sharing experiences and the development of ideas into innovations.
Nursing Older People.
15, 2, 14-16.
doi: 10.7748/nop2003.04.15.2.14.c2248
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