Pilot Testing a Coaching Intervention to Improve Certified Nursing Assistants' Dressing of Nursing Home Residents

Adoption of evidence-based practice remains challenging in nursing homes (Rahman, Applebaum, Schnelle,& Simmons, 2012). Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) describe difficulties implementing evidence-based care (Davila et al., 2016). This finding is significant because CNAs provide 80% to 90% of resident care in nursing homes (Bishop, Squillace, Meagher, Anderson,& Wiener, 2009). Therefore, development of interventions that improve evidence-based practice use in nursing homes by CNAs is important. Staff coaching is one intervention that may address many barriers and facilitators to
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research