Sengupta Manisha, Harris-Kojetin Lauren D, Ejaz Farida K
Long-Term Care Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2010;31(3):201-19. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2010.503122.
A few geographically limited studies have indicated that training of direct care workers may be insufficient. Using the first-ever nationally representative sample of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) from the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS), this descriptive article provides an overview of the type of initial training and continuing education received by CNAs working in nursing homes, reports CNAs' assessments of the adequacy of their training, and identifies perceived training needs from the points of view of CNAs. Findings could be used to inform changes to the initial training and continuing education curriculum for this essential labor workforce.
一些地域范围有限的研究表明，对直接护理人员的培训可能不足。本文使用了来自2004年全国护理助理调查（NNAS）的首个具有全国代表性的认证护理助理（CNA）样本，这篇描述性文章概述了在养老院工作的CNA所接受的初始培训和继续教育的类型，报告了CNA对其培训充分性的评估，并从CNA的角度确定了他们认为的培训需求。研究结果可用于为这一重要劳动力群体的初始培训和继续教育课程的变革提供参考。
