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Plummer, Nancy; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on antidiabetic agents is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives are then…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Continuing Education
Schrader, Marvin A.; And Others – 1976
The project was designed to determine the feasibility of having a vocational technical adult education (VTAE) district provide continuing education inservice training for health care facilities using videotape equipment so that employees could gain knowledge and skills without leaving the facility or having to involve time outside the normal…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Custodian Training, Dietetics, Health Facilities
Brammer, Robert; Haller, Katherine – 2000
The psychological factors associated with paranursing expertise were examined in a study of 135 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at a geriatric nursing facility in Amarillo, Texas. Data were collected through a project-developed screening tool called the Geriatric Employee Screening Tool (GEST), which is a true-false instrument patterned after…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, Competence, Employment Qualifications
Eastern Iowa Community Coll. District, Davenport. – 1991
This final report describes a project to develop postsecondary teacher resource guides for supervisor courses in food service management, preparation and service of modified diets, and meal service in long-term care facilities in Iowa. Introductory material includes the following: project objective, a description of how the objective was met, the…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Dietetics, Food Service, Frail Elderly
Cronin, Roberta C.; Heinsohn, Ingrid – 1981
This case study, one in a series of research efforts designed to examine the utilization of the Administration on Aging's research, examines the Nursing Home Information Project (NHIP), which developed a methodology whereby a local organization with access to volunteers could produce a consumer guide to nursing homes in its community. (Three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Consumer Protection
Robinson, James D.; Nussbaum, Jon F. – 1986
A study examined the impact of a simulated aging experience on nursing staff perceptions of job satisfaction and job performance. It was hypothesized that nurses and nurse aides who participated in the simulated aging experience would be more satisfied with their jobs and would receive fewer complaints from residents than those who did not…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Communication Research, Communication Skills, Inservice Education
Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; And Others – 1985
A review of research literature pertaining to locus of control in older adults and its application to social and educational settings indicates that reliable generalizations about the self-concept of older adults require a careful consideration of both personal and situational variables. Four separate processes are useful in understanding the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Gerontology
Plummer, Nancy; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on multiple sclerosis is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives are then…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Continuing Education
Morris, Sara; Michael, Nancy, Ed. – 1983
This module on antineoplastic drugs is intended for use in inservice or continuing education programs for persons who administer medications in long-term care facilities. Instructor information, including teaching suggestions, and a listing of recommended audiovisual materials and their sources appear first. The module goal and objectives are then…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Behavioral Objectives, Cancer
Fitch, Sandra F. – 1981
This module, one of six on teaching consumer matters to low-income groups, focuses on health care alternatives. It provides helpers of low-income people in Virginia with a composite of information in the areas of traditional health care, alternatives to the traditional methods, insurance, medications, and fraudulent practices. At the end of each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Drug Education, Family Health
National Indian Council on Aging, Albuquerque, NM. – 1979
Focusing on the physical well-being and personal environment of the Indian elderly, the conference attracted 3,000 persons from 209 Indian tribes. Its program was organized into: (1) description of existing resources serving elderly Indians; (2) determination of the additional or remedial action required; and (3) identification of methodology for…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conference Reports
Rosenau, Nancy; Walker, Pam – Center on Human Policy, 2002
In early 2000, the Center on Human Policy started to receive reports that children with complex medical needs were being placed in nursing homes because of home care nursing shortages. Sensing that framing the issue as a nursing shortage directed solutions that revolved around nursing agency staff recruitment and retention strategies, the authors…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing Homes, Child Welfare, Disabilities
Proller, Norman L. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Effects on participants in the Adoptive Grandparent Program (AGP) of the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools were studied. As part of a program evaluation of the AGP, selected fifth and sixth grade students and nursing home residents were surveyed. Intergenerational contact positively influenced participants' self-esteem, mood, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures
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
Continuing Education Inst., Needham, MA. – 1990
The Continuing Education Institute (CEI) established a seven-member training collaborative to upgrade the literacy and English language skills of nursing assistants, dietary aides, and housekeeping workers employed in a chronic and acute care hospital and in five Massachusetts nursing homes. Three adult basic education (ABE) classes, five…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Personnel, English (Second Language)
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