Affiliation
Kerry General Hospital, Ireland. sohanlon@gmail.comIssue Date
2010-12MeSH
AgedAttitude of Health Personnel
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Geriatric Nursing
Geriatrics
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Ireland
Needs Assessment
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Patient Care Team
Physician's Role
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
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Education in geriatric medicine for community hospital staff. 2010, 15 (12):583-6 Br J Community NursJournal
British journal of community nursingPubMed ID
21240082Additional Links
http://www.internurse.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.cgi?uid=80203;article=BJCN_15_12_583_586Abstract
Community hospitals provide many services for older people. They are mainly managed by nursing staff, with some specialist input. Little is known about education provided in these facilities. Most education in geriatric medicine is provided in hospitals, despite most elderly care being provided in the community. The authors surveyed senior nursing staff in Irish community hospitals to examine this area in more detail. Staff in all 18hospitals in the Health Service Executive (South) area were invited to participate. The response rate was 100%. Sixteen of the 18 respondents (89%) felt staff did not have enough education in geriatric medicine. Just over half of hospitals had regular staff education sessions in the area, with a minority of sessions led by a geriatrician, and none by GPs. Geriatrician visits were valued, but were requested only every 1-3 months. Staff identified challenging behaviour and dementia care as the areas that posed most difficulty.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
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1462-4753Collections
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