Cui Yan, Fan Rong, Wang Yue-Min, Kaye Aaron Joshua, Kaye Alan David, Bueno Franklin Rivera, Pei Jian-Ming
Department of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Department of Physiology, National Key Discipline of Cell Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Ochsner J. 2014 Fall;14(3):328-34.
In 2010, China had an elderly population of 1.78 billion people. As in other societies around the world, China is facing a growing challenge in providing care for its elderly citizens. Ensuring the highest quality of care for elderly patients, many of whom have senile dementia, is directly related to the performance of nursing assistants.
With the goal of investigating the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of nursing assistants who care for senile dementia patients in nursing homes in Xi'an, China, we distributed a survey and analyzed the responses.
Nursing assistants showed dedication and sincerity in their care for senile dementia patients. However, their performances in the categories of life nursing and mental nursing reveal room for improvement. Further, the nursing assistants did not display adequate knowledge about senile dementia. Based on survey results, the knowledge of the nursing assistants concerning nursing safety was comparatively adequate.
Nursing assistants who care for senile dementia patients in nursing homes in Xi'an, China, require further training that expands their knowledge and increases their capabilities. We recommend that nursing homes in Xi'an offer a standardized professional nurse/nurse assistant training course that focuses on care for elderly patients with senile dementia.
2010年，中国老年人口达1.78亿。与世界其他社会一样，中国在为老年公民提供护理方面面临着日益严峻的挑战。确保为许多患有老年痴呆症的老年患者提供最高质量的护理，这与护理助理的工作表现直接相关。
为了调查中国西安养老院中照顾老年痴呆症患者的护理助理的知识、态度和技能，我们发放了一份调查问卷并对回复进行了分析。
护理助理在照顾老年痴呆症患者时表现出了奉献精神和诚意。然而，他们在生活护理和心理护理方面的表现仍有改进空间。此外，护理助理对老年痴呆症的了解并不充分。根据调查结果，护理助理在护理安全方面的知识相对充足。
在中国西安养老院照顾老年痴呆症患者的护理助理需要进一步培训，以扩展他们的知识并提高他们的能力。我们建议西安的养老院提供一门标准化的专业护士/护理助理培训课程，该课程专注于照顾患有老年痴呆症的老年患者。
