TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing care of aged and dying prisoners
T2 - Is e-learning a feasible approach?
AU - Loeb, Susan J.
AU - Penrod, Janice
AU - Myers, Valerie H.
AU - Baney, Brenda L.
AU - Strickfaden, Sophia M.
AU - Kitt-Lewis, Erin
AU - Wion, Rachel K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 International Association of Forensic Nurses.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Background: Prisons and jails are facing sharply increased demands in caring for aged and dying inmates. Our Toolkit for Enhancing End-of-life Care in Prisons effectively addressed end-of-life (EOL) care; however, geriatric content was limited, and the product was not formatted for broad dissemination. Prior research adapted best practices in EOL care and aging; but, delivery methods lacked emerging technology-focused learning and interactivity. Purposes: Our purposes were to uncover current training approaches and preferences and to ascertain the technological capacity of correctional settings to deliver computer-based and other e-learning training. Methods: An environmental scan was conducted with 11 participants from U.S. prisons and jails to ensure proper fit, in terms of content and technology capacity, between an envisioned computer-based training product and correctional settings. Results: Environmental scan findings focused on content of training, desirable qualities of training, prominence of "homegrown" products, and feasibility of commercial e-learning. Conclusions/Implications: This study identified qualities of training programs to adopt and pitfalls to avoid and revealed technology-related issues to be mindful of when designing computer-based training for correctional settings, and participants spontaneously expressed an interest in geriatrics and EOL training using this learning modality as long as training allowed for tailoring of materials.
AB - Background: Prisons and jails are facing sharply increased demands in caring for aged and dying inmates. Our Toolkit for Enhancing End-of-life Care in Prisons effectively addressed end-of-life (EOL) care; however, geriatric content was limited, and the product was not formatted for broad dissemination. Prior research adapted best practices in EOL care and aging; but, delivery methods lacked emerging technology-focused learning and interactivity. Purposes: Our purposes were to uncover current training approaches and preferences and to ascertain the technological capacity of correctional settings to deliver computer-based and other e-learning training. Methods: An environmental scan was conducted with 11 participants from U.S. prisons and jails to ensure proper fit, in terms of content and technology capacity, between an envisioned computer-based training product and correctional settings. Results: Environmental scan findings focused on content of training, desirable qualities of training, prominence of "homegrown" products, and feasibility of commercial e-learning. Conclusions/Implications: This study identified qualities of training programs to adopt and pitfalls to avoid and revealed technology-related issues to be mindful of when designing computer-based training for correctional settings, and participants spontaneously expressed an interest in geriatrics and EOL training using this learning modality as long as training allowed for tailoring of materials.
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U2 - 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000168
DO - 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000168
M3 - Article
C2 - 28990989
AN - SCOPUS:85036618458
SN - 1556-3693
VL - 13
SP - 178
EP - 185
JO - Journal of forensic nursing
JF - Journal of forensic nursing
IS - 4
ER -