Infection control at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nursing homes have had better routines, training of personnel, and access to testing and PPE during the coronavirus pandemic than the picture painted in the media.
Nursing homes have had better routines, training of personnel, and access to testing and PPE during the coronavirus pandemic than the picture painted in the media.
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.
Ensuring a good patient trajectory is difficult. In order to be successful, it is essential that all healthcare professionals involved have a close, trust-based cooperation, also with patients and their families.
It can be almost impossible to insert a needle in the case of some patients. Moreover, registered nurses have many work tasks to carry out at the same time in different places, and this can reduce concentration.
Nurses can experience moral stress and feel a sense of shame when they are torn between a patient’s needs and the requirements of the treatment system. Ethical reflection in supervision can help.
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.
Sykepleierutdanningens historie er preget av perioder med faglige brytninger. Nå skal enda en ny kurs meisles ut.
Nils Giljes kritikk mot «Grunnleggende sykepleie» slår inn åpne dører og er ikke basert på helheten i læreverket, skriver redaktørene.
Det har vært en allmenn oppfatning blant studenter og lærere om at man ikke bør starte karrieren i hjemmesykepleien hvis man har ambisjoner etter sykepleierutdanningen. Det er jeg uenig i; det er tvert imot en knallstart.
To sykepleiere hjelper pengespillavhengige på hver sin måte: Den ene med gruppesamtaler og den andre via telefon, e-post og chat. Spillavhengighet bør kartlegges mer, mener de.