Long-Term Care Challenges

Quality of Life, Indicators of Quality:
The Important Role of the Geriatric Nursing Assistant

Order# CE610
Presented by John Burton, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
and the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center Staff

clinical vignettes
20 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental

This program presents an overview of the vital role of the Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) related to resident quality indicators.

Through a series of vignettes on pain, physical functioning, pressure sores, and nutrition, the responsibilities of the GNA are illustrated. Emphasized: the importance of observation and assessment, team communication and the implementation of an individualized care plan.

Topics: teamwork, observing and reporting, activities of daily living
Skill Competency: Range of motion exercises
Audience: Nursing staff in long-term care, assisted living and adult day care. Students in allied health, physical therapy or occupational therapy training programs.

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