A teaching model to improve nursing assistants’ knowledge of aphasia and communication strategies

Welsh, Jessica Dionne and Szabo, Gretchen Beideman (2010) A teaching model to improve nursing assistants’ knowledge of aphasia and communication strategies. [Clinical Aphasiology Paper]

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Abstract

It is common for people with aphasia, whether in the hospital, a nursing facility, or at home, to rely on nursing assistants for their health and personal care. This study presents results from a unique program to teach nursing assistant students about aphasia and communication strategies that is co-instructed by a person with aphasia and an SLP. Comparison of pre- and posttest results from 168 participating students indicates that nursing assistant students improved their knowledge of aphasia after participating in this 75-minute module. This has implications for both nursing assistants and people with aphasia.

Item Type: Clinical Aphasiology Paper
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Depositing User: Cheryl Brown
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2010
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2016 15:13
Conference: Clinical Aphasiology Conference > Clinical Aphasiology Conference (2010 : 40th : Isle of Palms, SC : May 23-27, 2010)
URI: http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2115

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