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Working with volunteers: key issues for gerontological nursing – Application to practice the contribution of volunteers in a long‐term care setting: a case study
Author(s) -
Neno Rebecca,
Neno Marcus
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of older people nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1748-3743
pISSN - 1748-3735
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2007.00078.x
Subject(s) - nursing , teamwork , volunteer , gerontological nursing , long term care , nursing practice , judaism , medicine , psychology , political science , history , archaeology , law , agronomy , biology
Adopting a case study approach, this paper examines the impact of a volunteers scheme in a large Jewish care home within the UK. Good practice is articulated, opportunities and challenges identified, with specific reference to religious and cultural beliefs and the role of the volunteer coordinator is examined. The paper concludes that teamwork and the role of the volunteer coordinator is pivotal to the ongoing success of the volunteer scheme.