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.
Fatigue, dry mouth and loss of appetite are the most distressing symptoms, according to a screening with the ESAS tool.
The instrument measures the collaboration between healthcare personnel and the relatives of frail elderly patients in acute hospital wards. Having a Norwegian version of the instrument will mean it can be used in our clinical practice and research.
Healthcare personnel in interdisciplinary teams believed that registered nurses made a distinct and recognised contribution to the collaborative effort. In particular, they valued the registered nurses’ somatic knowledge and their milieu therapy expertise.
Det nytter å hjelpe. I denne flyktningleiren i Bangladesh har blant annet antallet dødfødsler gått ned, som følge av innsatsen ved et norsk feltsykehus.
Patients dream of a living space with a predictable daily structure and clear organisation, where they receive individually tailored care and treatment, and where healthcare personnel enter into health-promoting relationships with them.
Å utvikle tverrfaglige hjelpemidler på tvers av etater er nødvendig for å øke pasientsikkerheten for eldre i overgangen mellom sykehus og kommune.
Helsesøsters hjemmebesøk til den nyfødte familien er viktig. Men hvordan fungerer det egentlig? spør Inger Balke.