Impaired quality of life and oral function after a stroke. A qualitative study
Inadequate post-stroke follow-up of dental health led to reduced oral health and loss of teeth. Better interdisciplinary follow-up could probably have prevented it.
Inadequate post-stroke follow-up of dental health led to reduced oral health and loss of teeth. Better interdisciplinary follow-up could probably have prevented it.
The women in this study wanted information and confirmation that their pregnancy was progressing normally in the first trimester. For them, a private ultrasound examination was a good investment.
At the University of Tromsø, first year students in nursing homes are supervised by final year students in order to strengthen their occupational competence in nursing leadership.
The study’s informants were particularly apprehensive about critical emergencies and unsure how to use medical equipment such as bag valve masks.
Some nurses say nothing about the problem of smell in order to protect the service user. However, the silence of the nurses reinforces shame and loneliness.
Diabetes specialist nurses have a strong feeling of responsibility for the patient and find it challenging to keep up to date with all the functions of some of the insulin pumps.
The recently developed app APPETITT can inspire to a varied diet and increase the attention to dietary habits for home-dwelling elderly.
The study suggests that if evidence-based practice is taught systematically, it affects the students' learning outcome.
Nurses report that the end-of-life nursing care provided in nursing homes calls on staff to provide “more of everything”, and that nurses feel they are “left to deal with everything on their own”. This situation must be taken seriously, organisationally and policywise.
Involving a user and a professional translator may be appropriate when an instrument is translated and adapted to another culture.