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Stewart, L. (2018). Student nurse knowledge and attitudes about ageing, older people and working with them: does nursing education make a difference? Ph.D. thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland. Abstract: Develops, implements, and evaluates educational interventions to teach students about the ageing process, older people and how to work with them. Enrols students from a Bachelor of Nursing programme over a four-year period from 2011 to 2012, employing a multi-method approach including focus groups, a questionnaire and an analysis of course documents. Reveals how student nurses' attitudes alter during their course of study. Keywords: Aged; Ageing; Attitudes; Student nurses; Nursing education; Surveys http://nursingresearch.co.nz/refbase/show.php?record=1648
Czuba, K. J. (2021). Improving outcomes for support workers in aged care. Ph.D. thesis, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland. Abstract: Describes a rigorous and structured approach to development of an evidence-based e-mentoring intervention for NZ aged care support workers. Establishes the conceptual and theoretical bases to define the peer-mentoring intervention protocol, and investigates its feasibility and acceptability. Considers the evidence for improving psychosocial outcomes and turnover rates for support workers in the development of the WeCare Mentoring Programme. Keywords: Aged care; Support workers; Peer mentoring; Psychosocial outcomes; Staff turnover http://nursingresearch.co.nz/refbase/show.php?record=1754

Abstract: Develops, implements, and evaluates educational interventions to teach students about the ageing process, older people and how to work with them. Enrols students from a Bachelor of Nursing programme over a four-year period from 2011 to 2012, employing a multi-method approach including focus groups, a questionnaire and an analysis of course documents. Reveals how student nurses' attitudes alter during their course of study.

Abstract: Describes a rigorous and structured approach to development of an evidence-based e-mentoring intervention for NZ aged care support workers. Establishes the conceptual and theoretical bases to define the peer-mentoring intervention protocol, and investigates its feasibility and acceptability. Considers the evidence for improving psychosocial outcomes and turnover rates for support workers in the development of the WeCare Mentoring Programme.

Keywords: Aged care; Support workers; Peer mentoring; Psychosocial outcomes; Staff turnover

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