Caring for children with complex needs: staff education and training

Caring for children with complex needs: staff education and training

Hewitt-Taylor J

Journal Of Child Health Care

2005

Nursing; PedPal Lit; Attitude of Health Personnel Caregivers/education Child Community Health Nursing/educationEducation; Continuing Home Care Services/manpower HumansInservice TrainingLong-Term Care Nursing Staff/education Pediatric Nursing/education Professional-Family Relations

Children who live with medical conditions that were previously considered incompatible with long term survival are often highly dependent on interventions and equipment which would traditionally have required hospitalization. However, it is generally accepted that their social, psychological, emotional and developmental needs are best met at home. One of the many factors that can impede these children from being discharged from hospital is the lack of availability of staff who can provide care and support for them and their families. Increasing the number of staff who are able to provide such support might, therefore, assist in providing for their care needs. This article reports on a study of the perceived education and training needs of staff who care for children with complex needs and their families.

2005

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