The Gerontologist, Vol 31, Issue 4 552-555, Copyright © 1991 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Enhancing mutual respect among nursing assistants, residents, and residents' families

T Heiselman and LS Noelker
Department of Sociology, University of Akron, OH 44325.

Interviews with nursing assistants and residents revealed ways in which they experience respect, disrespect, attachment, and distancing in their relationships with each other. As a result of these findings, an inservice session on interpersonal respect was developed for nursing assistants. Manifestations of disrespect and strategies for promoting mutually respectful relationships among residents, their families, and staff in the facility are presented.

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