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Fringer, André; Huth, Martina; Hantikainen, Virpi – Educational Gerontology, 2015
In geriatric care, movement support skills of nurses are often limited, resulting in unnecessary functional decline of older adult residents and physical strain of nurses. Kinaesthetics training aims to improve movement competences of nurses and residents. The aim of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe nursing teams' experience with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kinesthetic Methods, Geriatrics, Older Adults
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Lange, Jean W.; Mager, Diana; Greiner, Philip A.; Saracino, Katherine – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The purpose of the ELDER (Expanded Learning and Dedication to Elders in the Region) Project was to address the needs of underserved older adults by providing worksite education to individuals who provide nursing care to older adults in community health centers, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities. Four agencies located in a Health…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Educational Needs, Nurses, Focus Groups
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Boling, Peter A.; Willett, Rita M.; Gentili, Angela; Abbey, Linda J.; Lawson, Sonya R.; Schlesinger, Jeanne B.; Meyers, Elizabeth M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
Virginia Commonwealth University developed an enhanced medical student geriattic curriculum that includes required home visits and nursing home visits for second year students (180 per year), an annual Forum on Aging for all first and second year students, and small group exercises. We added 30 hours of basic science material to pre-clinical…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Medical Students, Home Visits