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.
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Parents’ experiences of having an adult daughter with an eating disorder
They are ever on the alert vis-à-vis their daughter, suffer loneliness and feel that the eating disorder is taking over their home.
Student assistants contribute to learning in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry
Student assistants taught the students in small groups and helped them to gain a better understanding of the subject content and inspired them to learn.
The organisation of community nursing services may impact negatively on safety and the quality of care
Some municipalities gave considerably more prominence to finances and day-to-day operations than safe and secure patient experiences.
Mapping of procedures for set-up of instruments in the sterile field for surgery
National and multi-regional hospitals appear to use procedures for set-up of instruments in the sterile field more often than local and regional hospitals.
Family caregivers to a patient with chronic heart failure living at home: «co-workers» in a blurred health care system
Family caregivers will need correct and relevant information and support from health care professionals to perform the significant caring role they have to take on.
How much guidance on parent-infant interaction is provided in NICUs in Norway?
Parents in NICUs report good follow-up from contact nurses and doctors, as well as a high level of self-efficacy after discharge. However, parental guidance should be strengthened in some areas.
Meaningful activities at nursing homes
The study shows that nursing home residents largely wish to participate in activities where they are active.
How public health nurses use sources of knowledge
Public health nurses consider themselves to be adept at finding and assessing national guidelines, but feel less proficient at assessing research-based knowledge.
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