COVID-19 and the management and care of peripheral intravenous catheters
Some problems with PIVCs increased during the pandemic, such as the occurrence of purulence and loose dressings.
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Is the procedure for stimulating uterine contractions during labour followed? A survey of midwives
The practice differs when midwives use medication to stimulate contractions rather than breast stimulation. Not all midwives classified the CTG or used a checklist for oxytocin stimulation.
Social media use during and after pregnancy is linked to appearance-focussed comparisons
Social media can trigger both positive and negative emotions, depending on whether women compare themselves with idealised or realistic body types.
No increase in in-patient detoxification completion rates following pre-hospital telephone intervention
Despite staff calling patients prior to the admission date, the proportion who presented for treatment did not increase. Nevertheless, it was a useful exercise for exchanging information and building relations.
How parents react when their child is overweight
When staff in the child health clinic and school health services tell parents that their child is overweight, many feel both a sense of shame and guilt.
Fewer cardiac arrests are registered
Health personnel are instructed to register cardiac arrests in The Norwegian Cardiac Arrest Registry. Still, only one in three patients with cardiac arrest in the intesive care ward is registered.
Language use and patterns in nursing records. A discourse analytical approach
A care discourse, aimed at the patient’s needs, was prominent in the evaluation and assessment notes. The treatment plans reflected a problem-focused discourse, where only problems were recorded.
Encountering parents of a sick newborn child
When nurses encounter parents with a sick newborn child, it is vital that they see them as individuals and establish a relationship based on empathy.
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.
How nurses and service users deal with malodour in the home
Some nurses say nothing about the problem of smell in order to protect the service user. However, the silence of the nurses reinforces shame and loneliness.
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