Mild kognitiv svikt og fysisk funksjonsnivå blant hjemmeboende eldre
De fleste hjemmeboende eldre hadde høyt funksjonsnivå. Men personer med mild kognitiv svikt hadde betraktelig dårligere gripestyrke, lavere ganghastighet og færre antall skritt.
De fleste hjemmeboende eldre hadde høyt funksjonsnivå. Men personer med mild kognitiv svikt hadde betraktelig dårligere gripestyrke, lavere ganghastighet og færre antall skritt.
New reforms and time-consuming tasks such as cleaning, preparing food and poor ICT solutions mean that nurses give less priority to safety measures in connection with medication management.
Collaborative interdisciplinary meetings may increase the mutual respect between health professionals and provide more knowledge about the patient.
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.
It is challenging for community nurses to screen their patients’ nutritional risk because the guidelines fail to take sufficient account of the domestic arena.
Urine dispsticks are frequently used in the clinic to diagnose urinary tract infection in elderly patients even though the urine disptick does not distinguish between urinary tract infection and asymptomatic baceriuria.
Ensuring a good patient trajectory is difficult. In order to be successful, it is essential that all healthcare professionals involved have a close, trust-based cooperation, also with patients and their families.
Health personnel find that high-energy smoothies do not always have the intended effect. Some patients become obstipated or nauseous, and undernourished patients do not gain weight.
Slagpasienter med dårlig tannhelse har redusert livskvalitet.