Caregiving in Nursing Homes

Victoria Schirm, Terry Albanese, T. Neal Garland, Genevieve Gipson and Dorothy J. Blackmon
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T. Neal Garland: University of Akron
Genevieve Gipson: Career Nurse Assistants Program, Inc.
Dorothy J. Blackmon: Cuyahoga Community College

Clinical Nursing Research, 2000, vol. 9, issue 3, 280-297

Abstract: This investigation is a qualitative study of the views held by 36 licensed nurses (25 registered nurses and 11 licensed practical nurses) and 40 nursing assistants regarding caregiving in nursing homes. Because these care providers are most directly involved in the delivery of care, their views are important as determinants of quality of care. Study findings focus on the extent to which nurses and nursing assistants agree on what contributes to good care and how they perceive the work that each does. Also reported are their perceptions regarding factors that make care delivery easy or difficult. Results suggest that nurses and nursing assistants share selected perceptions about the division of labor in the nursing home. Also evident are areas of less agreement among these members of different status sets. A discussion of how these caregivers can work together as effective team members is presented .

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1177/10547730022158591

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