Experiences with being diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer
It is an ordeal to be diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer. Various resources can help patients to handle the difficult situation more easily.
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Nurse-performed ultrasound-guided nerve block for hip fracture patients
The method seems to be especially efficient for patients experiencing high initial pain intensities.
Norwegian translation of a new, patient-reported multidimensional questionnaire on dyspnoea
The Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile is the first instrument in Norwegian that measures multiple dimensions of dyspnoea, regardless of underlying medical conditions.
The experiences of bereaved relatives on receiving the intensive care diaries of their loved ones
The bereaved felt that they maintained a bond with their deceased family member through diaries that had been kept for the patients during their stay in ICU. The diaries also helped impart structure on a chaotic time and made it easier for the bereaved to vent their feelings.
Deficient reporting of falls in nursing homes
Deficient documentation of falls may stop the implementation of necessary preventive interventions. The nursing homes in the study are nevertheless failing to comply with their own documentation requirements.
Prehospital healthcare personnel are apprehensive about paediatric airway management
The study’s informants were particularly apprehensive about critical emergencies and unsure how to use medical equipment such as bag valve masks.
Collaboration for good patient trajectories in the short-term ward of nursing homes
Ensuring a good patient trajectory is difficult. In order to be successful, it is essential that all healthcare professionals involved have a close, trust-based cooperation, also with patients and their families.
Registered nurses’ experiences and the challenges they face in relation to peripheral venous cannulation
It can be almost impossible to insert a needle in the case of some patients. Moreover, registered nurses have many work tasks to carry out at the same time in different places, and this can reduce concentration.
Down’s syndrome: Good communication by healthcare personnel reduces parents’ stress
Parents who unexpectedly have a child with Down’s syndrome can interact with the child in a more constructive way when healthcare personnel talk to them in a positive manner immediately following the birth.
Obstetric care for breech presentations at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål in the period 2000–2012
From 2000 to 2006, the number of planned vaginal deliveries fell; numbers started rising again nearer 2012. Practice was probably influenced by the Term Breech Trial.
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