Search for dissertations about: "difficult caring situations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words difficult caring situations.

  2. 1. The meaning of caring as narrated, lived, moral experience

    Author : Gunilla Åström; Astrid Norberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring; lived moral experience; difficult caring situations; nurses; patients; narration; Paul Tillich;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research was to understand the meaning of caring as narrated, lived, moral experience. Forty-five good nurses experienced in the care of patients in surgical, medical and geriatric wards were interviewed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Experiences of being in ethically difficult care situations and an intervention with clinical ethics support

    Author : Catarina Fischer Grönlund; Karin Zingmark; Unni Lindström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care ethics; clinical ethics support; ethically difficulties; healthcare professionals; inter-professional communication; narratives; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Studies show that healthcare professionals often experience ethical difficulties in their relations with patients, relatives, and other professionals and in relation to organisational issues, and these can sometimes be difficult to handle. Failing to act or to relate in accordance with one’s values for what is good and right might cause a troubled conscience that is connected to feelings of guilt and ill-being. READ MORE

  5. 3. Decision-making in critical situations during pregnancy and birth

    Author : Margaretha Danerek; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; birth; pregnancy; critical situations; decision-making; attitudes; midwife; obstetrician;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the experiences of obstetricians and parents and the attitudes of midwives in relation to critical situations during pregnancy and birth. The data collection (Paper I and II) started in year 2000 with interviews with obstetricians (n=14) concerning the meaning of being in ethically difficult situations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Professional caregivers’ experiences of caring for women with breast cancer on a surgical ward

    Author : Gunvor Ödling; Lorensen Margarethe; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; breast cancer; caregivers; clinical supervision; content analysis; dying; interviews; needs; suffering; support; surgical care; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences; Nursing;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to describe caregivers’ experiences of caring for women with breast cancer on a surgical ward. The study was based on interviews with narrative parts and tape-recorded clinical supervision sessions. The interviews and clinical supervision sessions were transcribed verbatim, and analysed by content analysis. READ MORE

  7. 5. The complexity of nutritional status for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a nursing challenge

    Author : Sigrid Odencrants; Margareta Ehnfors; Anna Ehrenberg; Susan Grobe; Karin Axelsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; assessment; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; instruments; MNA; MUST; nursing; nutritional status; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Sciences w. Medical Focus; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning;

    Abstract : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most widespread diseases globally. A commonly reported symptom is impaired nutritional status, which is often discussed in the literature as difficult to assess. READ MORE