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BRIEF TRAINING TO PROMOTE THE USE OF LESS INTRUSIVE PROMPTS BY NURSING ASSISTANTS IN A DEMENTIA CARE UNIT
Author(s) -
Engelman Kimberly K.,
Altus Deborah E.,
Mosier Michael C.,
Mathews R. Mark
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-129
Subject(s) - dementia , praise , psychology , unit (ring theory) , multiple baseline design , nursing , certification , nursing assistant , nursing homes , medicine , intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , mathematics education , disease , pathology , political science , law
We evaluated the efficacy of a brief staff‐training procedure to increase the use of graduated prompting by 2 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) while they helped to dress 3 persons with dementia in a seven‐bed dementia care unit. The multiple baseline design across participants showed that CNAs dressed residents with minimal resident involvement during baseline observations. Following brief in‐service training, CNAs provided graduated prompts and praise appropriately, suggesting that CNAs can promote active involvement in personal care routines by older adults with dementia.