[Training in “reasoned handling care”: (Re)discovering meaning in work].

Context: Patient handling has had adverse health effects on nursing staff for many years. In order to prevent these effects, training programs using a demonstration-based pedagogy, aiming at promoting “good” handling practices, are often proposed.

Goals: To develop a training program that enhances learners’ reasoning abilities and allows them to formulate situation-appropriate handling practices that emancipate the professional and respect the patient’s autonomy and well-being.

Specialisation and training for fire-fighters driving heavy rescue vehicles: consequences for the development of operators?

This work was undertaken in France at the request of a local fire and rescue school in order to conduct an analysis of driving two types of heavy rescue vehicle with a view to improving training. This study took place in a context of specialisation: the drivers of these vehicles will henceforth only perform this type of task. Consequently, specific training has been designed in advance.

Development of student drivers' self-assessment accuracy during French driver training: Self-assessments compared to instructors' assessments in three risky driving situations.

Promoting self-assessment accuracy among student drivers could help improve road safety for young novice drivers (Minimum Requirement for Driving Instructor Training, 2005). It is crucial to investigate the development of this ability in student drivers, although few studies have been conducted on this issue to our knowledge. The present study was aimed at examining the development of accuracy in student drivers' self-assessments.

Time course of driving-skill self-assessments during French driver training.

Promoting self-assessment accuracy among student drivers could help improve the road safety for young novice drivers (Minimum Requirement for Driving Instructor Training, 2005). However, it is essential to first examine the time course of student drivers' assessments of their own driving skills. As a result, the present study examined the time course of student drivers' self-assessments in relation to their general driving abilities during the four steps of French driver training.

Seniors' perceived driving skill in a postlicense training program: comparison of instructors' assessments and self-assessments by seniors' age and sex.

This exploratory study was carried out during a postlicense training program for senior drivers. The aim was to study driving-ability assessments made by 37 older drivers and by instructors, according to age (< 72 yr.; > 72 yr.