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Chapter 5 Findings
other courses and these included a Diploma in Social Gerontology (n=1), FETAC
level 5 Childcare (n=1), Certificate in Social Care (n=1) and FETAC level 5
Palliative Care module (n=1). One HCA had no course completed. All staff had
completed mandatory manual handling, fire safety and CPR training.
Chart 5.1: Educational qualifications of healthcare assistant staff (National
Standards for Residential Care)
5.3.2.2 Registered Nurses’ Education
All staff nurses were registered general nurses. Six nurses held dual registrations:
One psychiatric, one children’s and four midwifery. Some staff had undertaken
post-registration education. Five had completed a Higher Diploma or
Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology (recommended in the National Standards
for Residential Care) (Chart 5.2) while one had completed a Diploma in Social
Science and three had completed a Bachelor in Nursing Science (General). In
addition, some nurses had undertaken further professional development in
management (n=4), complementary therapies (n=1), occupational health and
safety (n=1), incontinence management (n=1) and manual handling instruction
(n=1). Thus fourteen nurses had an academic qualification additional to their
registration and six nurses had no other academic qualifications other than their
registration. All staff had completed mandatory manual handling, fire safety and
CPR training.
Healthcare Assistants' Education
27%
73%
FETAC 5 for HCA
No FETAC 5 for HCA