Caregiver Basic Skills Training (C-BST)

描述（由申请人提供）：护理助理提供最直接、最实际的医疗服务。随着管理人员寻找低成本的提供者，康复护理从医院转向康复设施，对这些护理人员的依赖正在迅速增加，慢性病的患病率在不断老龄化的人口中也在增加。不幸的是，对这些影响着许多老年人和病人生活质量的护理人员来说，培训资源往往不足。护理基本技能培训（C-BST）是一个交互式网络多媒体教程，旨在补充和加强护理人员的教育。CBST第一阶段教授护理人员如何执行基本的护理技能，包括沟通、清洁和存放假牙、从床到轮椅的转移以及感染控制实践。尖端的教学策略鼓励学习者思考这些技能步骤背后的原因，这样学习就不再是死记硬背了。可用性和教学效果研究的结果表明，学习者在使用C-BST一小时后，发现该软件易于使用和愉快，并且显著增加了他们对护理主题的知识。第二阶段将扩大第一阶段建立的学习模块库，并将侧重于社会心理和沟通技巧。CBST II模块将包括跨文化交际；与家人沟通；老龄化文化；英语作为第二语言（ESL）支持；艾滋病教育和对抗倦怠。计划进行两种类型的试验：将CBST与传统教学方法进行比较的随机教学效果试验，以及将NA学生和教育工作者将CBST纳入课堂的可用性和实用性试验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Most direct, hands-on healthcare is delivered by nursing assistants. Reliance on these caregivers is increasing rapidly as administrators look for low-cost providers, recovery care shifts from hospitals to rehabilitation facilities, and the prevalence of chronic illnesses increase in an ever-aging population. Unfortunately, training resources are often inadequate for these caregivers who impact the quality of life of so many elderly and sick patients. The Caregiving Basic Skills Trainer (C-BST) is an interactive web-delivered multimedia tutorial designed to supplement and enhances caregiver education. CBST Phase I teaches caregivers how to perform essential caregiving skills, including Communication, Cleaning and Storing Dentures, Bed to Wheelchair Transfer, and Infection Control Practices. Cutting-edge instructional strategies encourage learners to think about the reasons behind the steps in those skills so that learning becomes more than rote memorization. Results from the usability and teaching effectiveness study indicate that learners found the software easy and enjoyable to use and significantly increased their knowledge of caregiving topics after using C-BST for just one hour. Phase II will expand the library of learning modules established in Phase I and will focus on psychosocial and communication skills. CBST II modules will include cross-cultural communication; communicating with families; the culture of aging; English as a second language (ESL) support; AIDS education, and fighting burnout. Two types of trials are planned: randomized teaching effectiveness trials comparing CBST to traditional teaching methods, and usability and utility trials in which NA students and educators will incorporate CBST into their classrooms.