Parenteral nutrition at the end of life
Registered nurses and doctors should base their assessments of whether to stop parenteral nutrition on inter-disciplinary collaboration and competencies, with particular emphasis on experience-based knowledge.
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Caring for children in the general intensive care unit – the experiences of intensive care nurses
It is challenging to treat children in a general intensive care unit intended for adults. Good training, good cooperation, and fulfilling children’s needs are valuable measures.
The role of close relatives in the allocation of long-term nursing home beds
Close relatives help patients to live at home longer and are an important resource for the welfare state. But they can also contribute to an unfair allocation of nursing home beds by advocating for their own family members.
Women’s and men’s assessment of health and functional ability in HUNT 3 after a stroke
There is no difference in functional disability between women and men after having a stroke.
Incident reporting – a difficult balancing act
The purpose of reporting adverse incidents is not to point to scapegoats, but to increase patient safety. Nevertheless, many professionals fail to report unwanted incidents, a study shows.
Are group-based self-management programmes suitable for all patients with type 2 diabetes?
Group-based self-management programmes make it easier to cope with the disease. However, half of all patients decline to participate in such programmes.
Nursing competence in the municipal health service: can professional development be accommodated?
Following the introduction of the Coordination Reform, nurses employed by the municipal health service have had to deal with a growing number of complex, patient-focused tasks. The need for professional development is considerable, but there is no overall strategy in place.
The experiences of registered nurses and specialist ICU nurses before and after implementation of ISBAR – a survey
The registered nurses found that the ISBAR communication tool improves the treatment and safety of patients in ICU and on general hospital wards by ensuring that transfer reports are made more standardised and time-efficient.
Palliative patients get greater relief from early screening of symptoms and implementation of measures
Fatigue, dry mouth and loss of appetite are the most distressing symptoms, according to a screening with the ESAS tool.
Measures to improve nurses’ working environment often target individuals
Nurses’ psychosocial challenges are transformed into something private and personal instead of being solved at an overarching level in the organisation.
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