Use of restraint in the paediatric ward – a survey study
Restraint is used to safeguard the child’s best interests when performing procedures and administering medications, generally in children below the age of four.
Restraint is used to safeguard the child’s best interests when performing procedures and administering medications, generally in children below the age of four.
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.
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.
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.
Inspirational practical training entails peer mentoring by third-year students. This provides a better understanding of the complexity of nursing and the relevance of the profession.
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.
Practice supervisors are of the opinion that the students need specially adapted arrangements for hospital work placements in order to complete their education.
This study shows that there is no large reserve of nurses. The vast majority hold relevant positions, but without direct patient contact.
Seriously ill patients require more medical-technical assistance and care. More nurses should have the opportunity to study Advanced Clinical Practice.
Many municipal in-patient acute care units do not use scoring tools as part of registered nurses’ decision-making basis.