PMID- 25615833
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151030
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1357-6321 (Print)
IS  - 1357-6321 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Jan
TI  - Views and experiences of nurses and health-care assistants in nursing care homes 
      about the Gold Standards Framework.
PG  - 35-41
LID - 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.1.35 [doi]
AB  - AIM: To explore the views and experiences of nurses and health-care support staff 
      about the use of the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) for end-of-life care (EoLC) 
      for older people in nursing care homes (NCHs) with GSF accreditation. METHODS: A 
      qualitative descriptive study was conducted with three purposively selected NCHs 
      in London. Individual interviews were conducted with NCH managers (n=3) and in 
      each NCH, a focus group was conducted with registered nurses (RNs) and 
      health-care assistants (HCAs): focus group 1, n=2 RN, n=2 HCA; focus group 2, n=2 
      RN, n=3 HCA; focus group 3, n=3 RN, n=3 HCA. Interviews were audio-recorded, 
      transcribed and analysed using framework analysis. FINDINGS: Three core themes 
      were identified: (i) a positive regard for the GSF for care homes (GSFCH); (ii) 
      challenges around EoLC for older people; and (iii) difficulties in using the 
      GSFCH. CONCLUSIONS: RNs, HCAs and managers regarded the training and support 
      afforded by the GSFCH programme to inform EoLC for older residents positively. 
      The framework has the potential to promote a coordinated approach to EoLC for 
      older people. In the post accreditation period, there is a need for ongoing 
      support and development to help embed the key tenets of the GSFCH in the culture 
      of caring.
FAU - Nash, Anne
AU  - Nash A
AD  - Matron, St Christopher's Hospice, London.
FAU - Fitzpatrick, Joanne M
AU  - Fitzpatrick JM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Palliat Nurs
JT  - International journal of palliative nursing
JID - 9506762
MH  - Focus Groups
MH  - London
MH  - *Nursing Assistants
MH  - *Nursing Homes
MH  - *Nursing Staff
MH  - Workforce
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - End-of-life care
OT  - Gold Standards Framework
OT  - Nursing care homes
OT  - Older people
EDAT- 2015/01/24 06:00
MHDA- 2015/10/31 06:00
CRDT- 2015/01/24 06:00
PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/10/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.1.35 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Palliat Nurs. 2015 Jan;21(1):35-41. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.1.35.