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.
Some municipalities gave considerably more prominence to finances and day-to-day operations than safe and secure patient experiences.
The instrument measures the collaboration between healthcare personnel and the relatives of frail elderly patients in acute hospital wards. Having a Norwegian version of the instrument will mean it can be used in our clinical practice and research.
Simulation-based team training improves quality of patient care, but the training should be a planned activity.
Whereas «PLO»-messages serve as a beneficial communication tool, they have to be supplemented with oral communication and meetings.
Most of those who work part time choose to do so for reasons of lifestyle or family values. However, sociable working hours and professional challenges may provide the motivation required for some to increase their full-time equivalent percentage.
Most community-dwelling older adults had a high function level. However, those with mild cognitive impairment had a significantly poorer grip strength and slower walking speed, and had taken fewer steps.
Anaesthetic nurses found that the children were easier to wake preoperatively and that their awakenings were calmer and less painful.
Quality improvement measures led to midwives reducing the use of cardiotocography (CTG) on admission by 47 per cent. Nevertheless, they continued to use CTG more often than necessary.
In order to identify children who need a referral to a speech therapist, public health nurses must pay attention to repetitions, blocks and prolongations in the child’s speech.