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.

Differences in the level of knowledge and unreliable equipment make it difficult for health personnel in the home health care services to discover and diagnose urinary tract infection. We need national guidelines for the collection of urine samples and the use of urine dipsticks in the home care services.

Studien avdekker manglende informasjonskompetanse blant sykepleierstudenter ved studiestart og viser at det er behov for å stykre slik kompetanse i utdanningen.

Studien evaluerer langtidseffekten av livsstilbehandling i institusjon for sjukleg overvektige.

Både studenter i praksis og deres veiledere synes at vurderingsskjemaet, som er basert på prinsippene for AssCE-skjemaet, kan brukes som modell til å vurdere studentene.