Variation in Training Programmes for Resident Assessment Instrument Implementation

Background: This paper provides an overview of the Minimum Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS/RAI) training programmes in eight countries where the system has been introduced into nursing homes. Formal education and training in the skills of assessment and care planning of nursing home per...

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Published in:Age and ageing 1997-09, Vol.26 (suppl-2), p.31-35
Main Authors: Bernabei, Roberto, Murphy, Katherine, Frijters, Dinnus, Dupaquier, Jean-Noël, Gardent, Henriette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Assessment
Clinical Competence
Crossnational studies
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration
Elderly people
Europe
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatric Nursing - education
Humans
Inservice Training - organization & administration
Japan
nurse training
Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff - education
Patient Admission
Patient Care Planning
Test equipment
Training
United States
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Summary:Background: This paper provides an overview of the Minimum Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS/RAI) training programmes in eight countries where the system has been introduced into nursing homes. Formal education and training in the skills of assessment and care planning of nursing home personnel is reputed to be poor. In response to this problem several researchers and clinicians view MDS/RAI implementation as an opportunity to upgrade staff knowledge in care of elderly people. Results: The courses in the eight countries varied in content and length according to the different goals each interRAI researcher planned when the MDS/RAI was implemented. As expected the greatest differences in training approach were between the USA and other countries. In the USA, where the MDS/RAI was mandated for use in all nursing homes, tens of thousands of professionals had to be oriented to use the system in a relatively short period of time in order to comply with the law. The training programmes therefore tended to be very short compared with those that emerged in countries where the MDS/RAI was freely chosen and implemented.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/26.suppl_2.31