J Korean Acad Nurs.  2010 Aug;40(4):463-472. 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.463.

Development of a Web-based Education Program for Nurses working in Nursing Homes on Human Rights of Older Adults

• Kim KK

• KMID: 1073068
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.4.463

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to develop a web-based education program for nurses working in nursing homes. The focus was on the rights of older adults.
METHODS
The program was designed based on the Network-Based Instructional System Design (NBISD) model and was operated and evaluated between July 2007 and June 2008.
RESULTS
Out of nursing records of 40 residents from a nursing home, the final 7 cases were deducted through classification using the Resource Utilization Group (RUG)-III. The data on needs for education was collected from 28 nurses working in 15 nursing homes located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, who agreed to complete a self-report questionnaire. A comprehensive review of the literature and two focus groups interviews were used to search for risk factors and guidelines for protection of human rights. The education program was developed based on Kolb's experiential learning model and composed of 5 units, which included content on types of human rights and rights to death with dignity, elder abuse, physical liberty, and self-determination. The program was positively evaluated showing a score of 3.35 (SD=0.37) out of 4.
CONCLUSION
The educational program developed in this study should promote nurses' sensitivity to the rights of elders and improve nurses' behaviors in protecting the rights of elders residing in nursing homes.

Keyword

Aged; Elder abuse; Computer-assisted instruction; Nursing homes; Human rights

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Elder Abuse
Human Rights/*education
Humans
*Internet
Middle Aged
*Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff/*education
Program Development
Questionnaires
Risk Factors

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