Is it acceptable to be asked about alcohol habits when admitted to a somatic hospital ward?
The patients accepted being asked about their alcohol habits and being referred to an alcohol and drug counsellor. The under-60s were more positive.
The patients accepted being asked about their alcohol habits and being referred to an alcohol and drug counsellor. The under-60s were more positive.
30–60 per cent of older adults in hospitals and nursing homes are malnourished. A well-suited screening tool is to detect the persons who are at risk of malnutrition.
Norwegian health care personnel find the systematic follow-up of care pathways and the collaboration with the primary health service to be poorer than other organizational areas.
Patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopies and anorectal procedures suffered the most nausea, while those who underwent major breast cancer surgery experienced the least nausea.
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.
When nurses and healthcare personnel are able to identify which patients are particularly at risk of post-stroke fatigue, patients can be given the appropriate follow-up at the right time.
Sykepleierne har et stort ansvar for å lindre pasientenes smerte. Da er det viktig å kjenne til ulike smertelindrende tiltak og hvordan de best kan vurdere pasientens smerte.
Artikkelen forteller om antall fall, klokkeslett og sted fall skjedde blant personer med demens. Videre beskrives mulige årsaker til fall, tid fall ble oppdaget av personalet, personenes psykiske reaksjoner og fysiske skader etter fall, og hvem personalet kontaktet etter fall.
Studien viser at de fleste ungdommer opplever god helserelatert livskvalitet, men jenter noe dårligere enn gutter.
Nye reformer og tidstyver som rengjøring, matlaging og dårlige IKT-løsninger fører til at sykepleiere nedprioriterer sikkerhetstiltak knyttet til legemiddelbehandling.