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Fatigue, dry mouth and loss of appetite are the most distressing symptoms, according to a screening with the ESAS tool.

There is no difference in functional disability between women and men after having a stroke.

Young girls want information about bleeding and irregular bleeding in relation to use of the contraceptive pill.

30–60 per cent of older adults in hospitals and nursing homes are malnourished. A well-suited screening tool is to detect the persons who are at risk of malnutrition.

Weight is one of the simplest measurements of nutritional status. Nevertheless, a number of personnel in the community nursing services lack knowledge about nutrition and good routines for weighing patients. 

It is challenging for community nurses to screen their patients’ nutritional risk because the guidelines fail to take sufficient account of the domestic arena. 

Anaesthetic nurses found that the children were easier to wake preoperatively and that their awakenings were calmer and less painful.

Surgical patients are exposed to heat loss, which can lead to complications such as increased oxygen demand, higher infection risk and cardiovascular problems.