Caregiver Basic Skills Training (C-BST)

描述(由申请人提供)：最直接、最亲身实践的保健服务由护士助理提供。随着管理者寻找低成本的提供者，康复护理从医院转移到康复机构，以及不断老龄化的人口中慢性病患病率的增加，对这些照顾者的依赖正在迅速增加。不幸的是，这些护理者的培训资源往往不足，他们影响了这么多老年和患病患者的生活质量。护理基本技能培训师(C-BST)是一个交互式的网络多媒体教程，旨在补充和加强护理者的教育。CBST第一阶段教授护理者如何进行基本的护理技能，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，从而使学习变得不仅仅是死记硬背。可用性和教学效果研究的结果表明，在使用C-BST短短一小时后，学习者发现该软件使用起来简单、愉快，并显著增加了他们对照顾主题的知识。第二阶段将扩大第一阶段建立的学习模块资料库，并将侧重于心理社会和沟通技能。CBST II单元将包括跨文化交流；与家庭的交流；老龄化文化；英语作为第二语言(ESL)的支持；艾滋病教育，以及与倦怠作斗争。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，以及可用性和实用性试验，在这些试验中，NA学生和教育工作者将CBST纳入他们的课堂。

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.