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Supporting practice in dementia care: evaluation of an education programme for district nurses

Supporting practice in dementia care: evaluation of an education programme for district nurses Education and support in the clinical setting promotes competence and confidence of staff as well as the provision of quality care. This paper will describe the development and evaluation of a dementia education programme that supported new clinical practice in dementia care for district nurses in an Australian context. Overall, staff who received training also required leadership at the clinical interface to support knowledge translation. Clinical nurse leaders in aged care were found to be an effective resource to facilitate learning and confidence when new practice was being introduced. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice Pier Professional

Supporting practice in dementia care: evaluation of an education programme for district nurses

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Publisher
Pier Professional
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Pier Professional Limited
ISSN
1755-6228
eISSN
2042-8707
DOI
10.5042/jmhtep.2010.0500
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Abstract

Education and support in the clinical setting promotes competence and confidence of staff as well as the provision of quality care. This paper will describe the development and evaluation of a dementia education programme that supported new clinical practice in dementia care for district nurses in an Australian context. Overall, staff who received training also required leadership at the clinical interface to support knowledge translation. Clinical nurse leaders in aged care were found to be an effective resource to facilitate learning and confidence when new practice was being introduced.

Journal

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and PracticePier Professional

Published: Sep 1, 2010

Keywords: dementia

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