Pasienter møter ikke opp til behandling i privat institusjon hvis de føler at de mangler medvirkning, har dalende motivasjon eller føler seg presset til å ta imot behandling.

Spreiinga i kvalitet og omfang på skriftelege direktiv for behovsmedisinering i sjukeheimar, tydeliggjer behovet for ei revidering av disse.

Gjeldende praksis ved ordinasjon av oksygenbehandling har vist seg å være mangelfull.

Simulation based communication courses can give improved communication skills and increased understanding of how the communication model may be used.

Involving a user and a professional translator may be appropriate when an instrument is translated and adapted to another culture.

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

Following the introduction of the Coordination Reform, nurses employed by the municipal health service have had to deal with a growing number of complex, patient-focused tasks. The need for professional development is considerable, but there is no overall strategy in place.

Patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopies and anorectal procedures suffered the most nausea, while those who underwent major breast cancer surgery experienced the least nausea.