Sykepleiere beskriver at sykepleie til døende i sykehjem krever «mer av alt», og de føler seg «alene om alt». Situasjonen må tas på alvor både organisatorisk og fagpolitisk.
Studien viser at sykepleiere er utrygge på egen kompetanse om legemidler og derfor vegrer seg for å ta større ansvar for undervisning om legemiddelbehandling.
Studien viser varierende praksis blant ulike medlemmer av operasjonsteamet når det gjelder smitteforebyggende tiltak peroperativt.
Kvinner som er redd for å føde får tilbud om samtaler ved fødeavdelingen ved Helgelandssykehuset i Sandnessjøen.
Helath personnel can learn from the pain team when they have pharmacology-related questions and are drawing up treatment plans, and when they are establishing open and trusting relations with the patient.
Diabetes specialist nurses have a strong feeling of responsibility for the patient and find it challenging to keep up to date with all the functions of some of the insulin pumps.
The experiences gained during a student exchange in Tanzania have subsequently had a major impact on the nurses’ personal and professional development.
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.
Nurses can experience moral stress and feel a sense of shame when they are torn between a patient’s needs and the requirements of the treatment system. Ethical reflection in supervision can help.
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.
