Authors
Kay Shannon, Barbara McKenzie-Green
Publication date
2016/5/6
Journal
Contemporary nurse
Volume
52
Issue
2-3
Pages
140-151
Publisher
Routledge
Description
Background
Challenges facing healthcare assistants in aged residential care are a focus of global debate. These challenges involve remuneration, education, skill mix, work conditions and organisational structures. Objectives/Aims
We enter the discussion by acknowledging current work, education and remuneration for healthcare assistants. We then consider the supervisory relationships between registered nurses (RNs), enrolled nurses (ENs) and healthcare assistants, educational levels for RNs, ENs and healthcare assistants, and the interplay between organisation and practice in aged residential care. We suggest that improving work for the healthcare assistant has the potential to lead change in all role levels.Design
Discussion paper. Conclusions/Implications for practice
We argue that adjustments to work structures, education and skill advancement of RNs, ENs and healthcare assistants could improve staff …Scholar articles
K Shannon, B McKenzie-Green - Contemporary nurse, 2016