Factors Influencing Patient-Centered Care by Nursing Staff in Nursing Homes

Implementing person-centered care in nursing homes.

BACKGROUND Charged with caring for frail and disabled elders, nursing homes are complex organizations that operate under high regulatory scrutiny and low public opinion. Despite efforts to improve, many nursing home residents receive poor care. By focusing on residents' relationships, life experiences, abilities, and preferences, person-centered care represents an innovation in nursing home car...

Prevalence of violence towards nursing staff in Slovenian nursing homes

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this research was to identify the prevalence of violence towards nursing staff in Slovenian nursing homes. METHODS For the purpose of this study, a non-experimental sampling method was employed, using a structured questionnaire as a data collection instrument (n=527). The contents of the questionnaire proved valid and reliable, with a high enough degree of internal...

Mealtimes in nursing homes: striving for person-centered care.

Malnutrition is a common and serious problem in nursing homes. Dietary strategies need to be augmented by person-centered mealtime care practices to address this complex issue. This review will focus on literature from the past two decades on mealtime experiences and feeding assistance in nursing homes. The purpose is to examine how mealtime care practices can be made more person-centered. It w...

Factors Influencing Psychological Empowerment of Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes

Factors influencing nursing staff members' participation in continuing education.

The purpose was to determine the effect of personal and professional factors, as well as motivational orientations, on the participation of nursing staff in continuing education at two health institutions, one public and another private. Descriptive, comparative, correlational design. Probabilistic sampling, random estimation, error limit 0.05, confidence level 95%. Participants were 105 subjec...