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Oh, Chorong; Bong, Jiyae – Educational Gerontology, 2021
This study was designed to investigate the impacts of self-arranged nursing home observation sessions on healthcare students' attitudes toward older adults. Sixty-seven undergraduate students enrolled in a gerontology course were required to complete an attitudes survey at the beginning and the end of the semester. In addition, they conducted 3…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Diaries, Nursing Homes
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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