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Publication Date: 2003
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Development of a Geriatric Team: A Staff Development Educational Process in a Nursing Home.
Pitkala, Kaisu H.; Niemi, Monica; Suomivuori, Lisbeth
Educational Gerontology, v29 n2 p117-28 Feb 2003
A Finnish nursing home's team development process included brainstorming on the characteristics of good teams, profiling of team members' nursing skills, analysis of tasks, and identification of ways to improve work quality and information flow to residents. Team building required clarification of work structures, determination of the decision-making process, and acceptance of differences. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Foreign Countries, Geriatrics, Nursing Homes, Staff Development, Task Analysis, Teamwork
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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