The competencies of Registered Nurses working in care homes: a modified Delphi study
Author(s) -
Miriam Stanyon,
Sarah Goldberg,
Anita Astle,
Amanda Griffiths,
Adam Gordon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw244
Subject(s) - medicine , core competency , delphi method , nursing , delphi , curriculum , acute care , medical education , family medicine , health care , psychology , management , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
registered Nurses (RNs) working in UK care homes receive most of their training in acute hospitals. At present the role of care home nursing is underdeveloped and it is seen as a low status career. We describe here research to define core competencies for RNs working in UK care homes.
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