Mangfoldig omsorg
Hvor rustet er det kommunale tjenesteapparatet til å gi omsorgstjenester til brukere med minoritetsbakgrunn?
Hvor rustet er det kommunale tjenesteapparatet til å gi omsorgstjenester til brukere med minoritetsbakgrunn?
I 1959 satte den 25-årige Esther Bergh kurs mot Antarktis og Sørishavet. Der skulle hun pleie syke og skadde hvalfangere i seks måneder – som eneste kvinne blant drøyt et halvt tusen menn.
Patients move quickly between different units during the surgical pathway. Older patients in particular are at risk of suffering related to care such as violations of dignity, neglect and poor pain management.
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.
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.
Nurses, social educators and pharmacists have reached a consensus on 77 standards for best practice in medication management in the nursing and care service.
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.