Palliative patients get greater relief from early screening of symptoms and implementation of measures
Fatigue, dry mouth and loss of appetite are the most distressing symptoms, according to a screening with the ESAS tool.
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Sepsis hos eldre kan bli oversett
Eldre kan ha atypiske symptomer på sepsis. Sykepleieres manglende kunnskaper om aldringsprosessen og negative holdninger kan resultere i at disse pasientene ikke får den behandlingen de burde fått. Kan kartleggingsverktøy hjelpe?
Slik kan sykepleiere forebygge lungekomplikasjoner
Mobilisering og smertelindring fremstår som de viktigste tiltakene intensivsykepleieren kan bidra med for å forebygge postoperative lungekomplikasjoner.
Lymfødem etter kreft – årsak, forekomst og behandling
Lymfødem er en lite anerkjent seneffekt etter kreftbehandling. Screening for lymfødem bør være en del av standard oppfølging av pasienter i risikogruppen.
Tannhelse hos eldre pasienter i hjemmesykepleien
De fleste erdre i hjemmesykepleien i Oslo har egne tenner. Dårlig tannhelse kan få store negative konsekvenser for helse og livskvalitet.
Use of screen-based media among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. A HUNT study
Almost 84% of people over the age of 70 used a computer, smartphone or tablet to maintain contact with their friends and social networks. Only 8% used these media to contact healthcare personnel.
Doctor’s visits to nursing homes: Are out-of-hours doctors given sufficient patient information?
The out-of-hours doctor did not receive formal patient information in at least half of the doctor’s visits to nursing homes in Oslo. This may subject the patients to inappropriate treatment and unnecessary hospitalisation.
How nurses and service users deal with malodour in the home
Some nurses say nothing about the problem of smell in order to protect the service user. However, the silence of the nurses reinforces shame and loneliness.
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and day surgery – nurse anaesthetists’ experience
Body temperature was measured differently and the routines were not the same. Provision should be made for a practice ensuring that staff have the necessary equipment and time to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia.
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