Experiences with being diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer
It is an ordeal to be diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer. Various resources can help patients to handle the difficult situation more easily.
It is an ordeal to be diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer. Various resources can help patients to handle the difficult situation more easily.
The recently developed app APPETITT can inspire to a varied diet and increase the attention to dietary habits for home-dwelling elderly.
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.
PEWS promotes a systematic approach to monitoring and better communication in paediatric departments, but there is a need to follow up and improve guidelines and quality-assurance activities.
Parents who unexpectedly have a child with Down’s syndrome can interact with the child in a more constructive way when healthcare personnel talk to them in a positive manner immediately following the birth.
Health personnel find that high-energy smoothies do not always have the intended effect. Some patients become obstipated or nauseous, and undernourished patients do not gain weight.
More families had daily access to doctors during the pandemic than before the pandemic. But the nurses were involved in fewer conversations.
Whereas «PLO»-messages serve as a beneficial communication tool, they have to be supplemented with oral communication and meetings.
Patients fail to turn up for their treatment in private institutions if they feel inadequately involved, suffer dwindling motivation or feel pressurised into accepting the treatment.
For nurses to be able to attend to their patients’ nutritional status in the best possible way, they need a regular nursing home doctor who knows the nutritional wishes and needs of individual patients.