Development and evaluation of a Nursing Assistant Computerized Education Programme.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the development and evaluation of the Nursing Assistant Computerized Education Programme (NA-CEP), a computer-based palliative care curriculum for nursing assistants.


METHODS
Sixty-five nursing assistants working in various clinical settings completed measures to evaluate usability, clarity, and relevance of the programme to their work. Participants' end-of-life knowledge and confidence also was assessed before and after NA-CEP use.


RESULTS
Findings indicate that NA-CEP is easy to use, clearly presented, appropriate in reading level and content, and highly relevant to nursing assistant practice. NA-CEP also significantly increased nursing assistants' knowledge about palliative care.


CONCLUSIONS
Evaluation findings indicate that NA-CEP is a useful tool for nurses and others who are responsible for training, orientation, and continuing education of nursing assistants.
Ersek
Mary
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA. ersekm@nursing.upenn.edu
Wood
Becky B
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D010166:Palliative Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013548:Sweden