The modernization of the nursing workforce : valuing the healthcare assistant /

The Modernization of the Nursing Workforce: Valuing the healthcare assistant is based on recently completed research exploring the role of healthcare assistants (HCA) in acute hospitals. Whilst a support role working alongside registered nurses has been a longstanding feature of the NHS, the contemp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kessler, Ian
Otros Autores: Heron, Paul, Dopson, Sue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Nursing > Great Britain.
Nurses > Great Britain.
Nurses' aides.
Nursing Assistants
Infirmières > Grande-Bretagne.
Aides-infirmières.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Medical & Surgical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Reference.
Nurses.
Nursing.
United Kingdom
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Understanding the healthcare assistant role
  • 2. Healthcare assistants: policy objectives and evidence base
  • 3. Research focus, design, and methods
  • 4. Healthcare assistants as a strategic resource
  • 5. Backgrounds of healthcare assistants
  • 6. The shape and nature of the healthcare assistant role
  • 7. Consequences for healthcare assistants
  • 8. Consequences for nurses
  • 9. Consequences for patients
  • 10. Summary and conclusions.

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