Simulation-based team training improves quality of patient care, but the training should be a planned activity.

Whether the therapist at the district psychiatric centre was a psychologist, psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse seemed to have little bearing on the outcome.

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.

Weight measurement provides an indication of the well-being, nutrition and health of children and adolescents. It is therefore important that the scale that is used provides precise measurements.

Healthcare personnel should treat obese people with openness and without prejudice. By doing so, they can help them develop a resistance to shame.

When nurses encounter parents with a sick newborn child, it is vital that they see them as individuals and establish a relationship based on empathy.

Nursing home residents are dissatisfied with a sedentary life indoors and reach out more to others socially when they are outdoors. Nevertheless, they have little contact with nature and the outdoor environment. 

A calm atmosphere with single rooms, flexible visiting hours and trust in the healthcare personnel can help the family members to serve as a resource for heart surgery patients with a prolonged stay in intensive care.