Inadequate documentation of nutritional practice in the specialist health service
Many medical records lacked information about nutritional risk, and few patients at nutritional risk were followed up.
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The CPOT – a tool for pain assessment for intensive care patients
Intensive care patients often suffer from undertreated pain. A pain assessment tool in a Norwegian version may increase the quality of patient treatment.
The role of close relatives in the allocation of long-term nursing home beds
Close relatives help patients to live at home longer and are an important resource for the welfare state. But they can also contribute to an unfair allocation of nursing home beds by advocating for their own family members.
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.
Few patients receiving multimodal antiemetic treatment experience postoperative nausea after ambulatory surgery
Patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopies and anorectal procedures suffered the most nausea, while those who underwent major breast cancer surgery experienced the least nausea.
Systematic observation training (ALERT) in the municipal health service and the impact on job satisfaction
The ALERT training programme raised the competence level of healthcare personnel in the municipal health service and is likely to have increased their job satisfaction.
Nurse-performed ultrasound-guided nerve block for hip fracture patients
The method seems to be especially efficient for patients experiencing high initial pain intensities.
Inadequate medication reconciliation in hospitals
Although there are procedures for medication reconciliation, the process is challenging to implement and the allocation of responsibility is unclear.
A survey of clinical competence among health personnel in care homes: a pilot study
The registered nurses demonstrated a higher level of competence than the nursing associates and healthcare assistants. However, scores were too low in all three groups in response to emergency scenarios.
Urinary tract infection among older patients in the home care services
Differences in the level of knowledge and unreliable equipment make it difficult for health personnel in the home health care services to discover and diagnose urinary tract infection. We need national guidelines for the collection of urine samples and the use of urine dipsticks in the home care services.
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