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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.

The out-of-hours doctor did not receive formal patient information in at least half of the doctor’s visits to nursing homes in Oslo. This may subject the patients to inappropriate treatment and unnecessary hospitalisation.

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.

The study suggests that if evidence-based practice is taught systematically, it affects the students' learning outcome.

Involving a user and a professional translator may be appropriate when an instrument is translated and adapted to another culture.

Nurses report that the end-of-life nursing care provided in nursing homes calls on staff to provide “more of everything”, and that nurses feel they are “left to deal with everything on their own”. This situation must be taken seriously, organisationally and policywise.

The recently developed app APPETITT can inspire to a varied diet and increase the attention to dietary habits for home-dwelling elderly.

At the University of Tromsø, first year students in nursing homes are supervised by final year students in order to strengthen their occupational competence in nursing leadership. 

Inadequate post-stroke follow-up of dental health led to reduced oral health and loss of teeth. Better interdisciplinary follow-up could probably have prevented it.