Open AccessSatisfaction of Nurse Aides With Pre-Job Training Programs
Author(s) -
LiWei Lin,
Shu-Hui Yeh,
Li-Chu Yang,
LiYu Yang,
Chin-Hua Tseng,
Min-Li Yeh
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the journal of nursing research/the journal of nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1948-965X
pISSN - 1682-3141
DOI - 10.1097/01.jnr.0000347625.57229.e5
Subject(s) - workload , nursing , job satisfaction , training (meteorology) , government (linguistics) , quality (philosophy) , psychology , medical education , health care , on the job training , medicine , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system , internship , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , epistemology , meteorology
Services provided by nurse aides (NAs) directly influence quality of care. Consequently, NA training programs are critical in providing the qualified personnel who carry the bulk of the workload in long-term care facilities. Because studies related to NA pre-job training programs and student satisfaction are limited, we examined NA pre-job training programs and student satisfaction in Taiwan. The highest satisfaction levels were with lecturers and clinical applications. The lowest satisfaction levels were with tuition, class size and practice hours. General hospitals and nursing homes were the preferred sites for providing lectures and clinical practice instruction. The results of this study provide government departments and health care professionals data pertinent to designing more effective NA training programs.