Student assistants taught the students in small groups and helped them to gain a better understanding of the subject content and inspired them to learn.

In the last twenty years, PhD theses in nursing science at the University of Oslo (UiO) have changed in terms of methodology, authorship and theoretical approach. Has the research become less patient-centred and patient-oriented?  

National and multi-regional hospitals appear to use procedures for set-up of instruments in the sterile field more often than local and regional hospitals.

The postnatal period is a vulnerable time that involves reorientation and new experiences. Early visits by a midwife may therefore help enhance the women’s perception of coping.

Collaborative interdisciplinary meetings may increase the mutual respect between health professionals and provide more knowledge about the patient.

Group-based self-management programmes make it easier to cope with the disease. However, half of all patients decline to participate in such programmes. 

Women who had given birth by caesarean section often downplayed their own complaints, felt left to their own devices and received invaluable assistance from their partner.

Individuell plan som etablerast tidleg i palliativ fase, gjev pårørande håp og støtte. Dei opplever også å bli sett og får avlasting av ansvar.