Use of scoring tools in municipal in-patient acute care services – a cross-sectional study
Many municipal in-patient acute care units do not use scoring tools as part of registered nurses’ decision-making basis.
Many municipal in-patient acute care units do not use scoring tools as part of registered nurses’ decision-making basis.
Kunne det ikke være en god idé å stable både lamme og blinde i en ti etasjers blokk på Oslos vestkant, tenkte byplanleggere en gang på 70-tallet.
Det var det ikke.
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