Above and Beyond: The Work of Staff in Long-term Care

Authors

  • Melissa Power Dalhousie University
  • Emily Gard Marshall Dalhousie University
  • Nancy Edgecombe Dalhousie University
  • Melissa Andrew Dalhousie University

Keywords:

Long-term care, Licensed nursing staff, Care assistants

Abstract

Focus groups and interviews were conducted with staff to identify their experiences in long-term care. Themes resonating with the literature included teams, scope of practice, staff shortages and residents‘ home as well as a newly emerging theme of staff going “above and beyond” their clinical duties to care for residents.

Author Biographies

Melissa Power, Dalhousie University

Melissa Power, BSc, MPH, Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Emily Gard Marshall, Dalhousie University

Emily Gard Marshall, BA, MSc, PhD, Primary Care Research Unit, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Nancy Edgecombe, Dalhousie University

Nancy Edgecombe, RN, PhD, Dalhousie University School of Nursing, Halifax, NS, Canada

Melissa Andrew, Dalhousie University

Melissa Andrew, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

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Published

2019-07-03

Issue

2018: Healthy Living, Healthy Life Conference Proceedings

Section

Theme 2: Methods, tools, evaluation, and outcome measures in collaborative health research and practices

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