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A National Overview of the Training Received by Certified Nursing Assistants Working in U.S. Nursing Homes
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Sengupta, Manisha; Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D.; Ejaz, Farida K. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2010
A few geographically limited studies have indicated that training of direct care workers may be insufficient. Using the first-ever nationally representative sample of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) from the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), this descriptive article provides an overview of the type of initial training and…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Continuing Education
The Impact of Stress and Support on Direct Care Workers' Job Satisfaction
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Ejaz, Farida K.; Noelker, Linda S.; Menne, Heather L.; Bagaka's, Joshua G. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This research applies a stress and support conceptual model to investigate the effects of background characteristics, personal and job-related stressors, and workplace support on direct care workers' (DCW) job satisfaction. Design and Methods: Researchers collected survey data from 644 DCWs in 49 long-term care (LTC) organizations. The…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Continuing Education, Nursing Homes, Multiple Regression Analysis
Direct Care Workers' Recommendations for Training and Continuing Education
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Menne, Heather L.; Ejaz, Farida K.; Noelker, Linda S.; Jones, James A. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
Training of direct care workers (DCWs) varies depending upon the setting in which they work and the state in which they are trained. Evidence points to the importance of adequate training as critical to DCW job satisfaction and reduction in turnover. Several approaches have been taken to enhance the training of DCWs with the objective that as job…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Job Satisfaction, Continuing Education, Nursing Homes
The Stress Process of Family Caregiving in Institutional Settings.
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Whitlatch, Carol J.; Schur, Dorothy; Noelker, Linda S.; Ejaz, Farida K.; Looman, Wendy J. – Gerontologist, 2001
Adapts Stress Process Model (SPM) of family caregiving to examine predictors of depression in a sample of caregivers (N=133) with demented relatives residing in suburban skilled nursing facilities. Results suggest that caregiver depression is closely linked to how well resident and caregiver adjust to the nursing home environment. (BF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Measures, Caregiver Role, Dementia
Developing a Satisfaction Survey for Families of Ohio's Nursing Home Residents
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Ejaz, Farida K.; Straker, Jane K.; Fox, Kathleen; Swami, Shobhana – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop a reliable and valid family satisfaction instrument for use in Ohio's nursing homes. Design and Methods: Investigators worked with an advisory council to develop the survey. Purposive sampling techniques were largely used to select 12 small, medium, and large for-profit and proprietary facilities…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Sampling, Federal Government