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Peer reviewedAbrahams, J. P.; And Others – Human Development, 1975
This paper describes the observations and experiences of a graduate student employed as a nurse's aide in a home for the aged. The difficulties encountered in attempting to apply traditional psychological methodology are discussed, and detailed anecdotal reports on individual cases are presented. (GO)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Empathy, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Download full textSouhrada, Julie – 1975
Since June 1973, Iowa Lakes Community College (Iowa) has been conducting an in-service training program for employees of local nursing homes. The program was designed to upgrade the participants' knowledge of the mental health aspects of care for the aged and to improve their abilities to provide physical health care. The specific objectives of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Personnel
Lake County Area Vocational Center, Grayslake, IL. – 1988
This task analysis for nursing education provides performance standards, steps to be followed, knowledge required, attitudes to be developed, safety procedures, and equipment and supplies needed for 13 tasks performed by geriatric aides in the duty area of performing diagnostic measures and for 30 tasks in the duty area of providing therapeutic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Equipment, Geriatrics, Job Skills
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1988
This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for two occupations in the nursing assisting series. Each occupation is divided into 13 or 14 duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been taught and to provide…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Employment Qualifications, Geriatrics
Nigam, Linda; And Others – 1992
This manual, which is intended for use in conducting individualized inservice training sessions for certified nurse aides employed in nursing homes and boarding homes throughout Maine, contains three sections of learning experiences designed to help health care workers better understand and deal with "difficult" behavior on the part of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aggression, Allied Health Occupations Education, Antisocial Behavior
Mallory, Virginia; And Others – 1989
This manual, which is intended for use in conducting individualized inservice training sessions for certified nurse aides employed in nursing homes and boarding homes throughout Maine, contains six learning modules designed to help health care workers better meet the needs of elderly nursing home residents who are challenged with mental illness.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives
Middletown Public Schools, CT. – 1984
This volume outlines the requirements and content of a second-year course in allied health occupations education that is designed to provide students with a practical understanding of specific areas of nursing, concentrating on the fields of geriatrics and psychiatry. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aging (Individuals), Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives
