title: A program on complementary therapies for long-term care nursing assistants.
abstract: Nursing assistants (NAs) receive insufficient support in the face of heavy workloads and challenging job demands. This article describes a course on complementary therapies (CTs) intended to improve NAs' quality of life by helping them plan, develop, implement, and evaluate CTs. Future studies may examine the impact, if any, such courses have on recruitment and retention.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: D'eramo
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Papp
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload