ICU dyspnoea assessment tools: Norwegian translation and inter-rater reliability
The scales IC-RDOS and MV-RDOS had ‘very good‘ inter-rater reliability.
The scales IC-RDOS and MV-RDOS had ‘very good‘ inter-rater reliability.
Interventions such as reminders, direct observations and hand hygiene facilitation lead to fewer outbreaks.
Many municipal in-patient acute care units do not use scoring tools as part of registered nurses’ decision-making basis.
Seriously ill patients require more medical-technical assistance and care. More nurses should have the opportunity to study Advanced Clinical Practice.
They no longer need to always be looking for their next fix and have more time and money. Even though the treatment programme is challenging, they feel a greater sense of freedom.
The RPM tool is flexible for both nurses and patients and can have a positive impact on the relationship. But it can also cause extra work.
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.
Social media can trigger both positive and negative emotions, depending on whether women compare themselves with idealised or realistic body types.
The method seems to be especially efficient for patients experiencing high initial pain intensities.
It did not affect discharge destinations or survival.
Some problems with PIVCs increased during the pandemic, such as the occurrence of purulence and loose dressings.
Scrub nurses were better than surgeons at following the recommended length of time and techniques for surgical hand washing and hand antisepsis.
Many were redeployed to basic nursing roles and ancillary functions.
They believe that they have their highest level of competence within the competence area ‘Value-based nursing care’.
Belonging to a team, flexibility and good systems for next-of-kin involvement create motivation.
Only 7 out of 20 PEHA skills were regularly applied in relevant patient situations in clinical training.
Patients and their caregivers experience less anxiety and worry. Healthcare personnel also had positive experiences with the telemedicine service.
This study shows that there is no large reserve of nurses. The vast majority hold relevant positions, but without direct patient contact.
They should be on the lookout for risk factors such as functional impairment, loneliness, changing roles and the feeling of being a burden.
There was no correlation between the total score for frailty measured by Share-FI and cognitive tests.
De-escalation training improved students’ de-escalation skills and boosted their confidence in coping with patient aggression.
They wanted clear guidelines and procedures and felt forced to digitise their work.
Improved knowledge, adaptive frameworks and cooperation are essential for adapting patient and family education to appropriate health literacy levels.
More families had daily access to doctors during the pandemic than before the pandemic. But the nurses were involved in fewer conversations.