Search for dissertations about: "Bernice Skytt"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Bernice Skytt.

  1. 1. First-line Nurse Managers' Preconditions for Practise : The Important Interplay between Person and Organization

    Author : Bernice Skytt; Marianne Carlsson; Birgitta Ljunggren; Terese Bondas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Caring sciences; first-line nurse manager; managerial role; instrument development; leadership development; support; turnover; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim was to study personal and organizational conditions for first-line nurse managers and to identify and assess the skills and abilities important for leadership and management. Interviews were conducted with 5 first-line nurse managers, 5 registered nurses, 5 assistant nurses and one head of department delineating their perceptions of current and ideal roles of first-line nurse managers. READ MORE

  2. 2. Healthcare personnel's working conditions relationship to risk behaviours for organism transmission

    Author : Lisa Arvidsson; Bernice Skytt; Magnus Lindberg; Maria Lindberg; Mirjam Ekstedt; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Working conditions; healthcare personnel; registered nurses; assistant nurses; risk behaviours; organism transmission; infection prevention; self-efficacy; mixed-methods.; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete;

    Abstract : Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) often experience undesirable working conditions. Risk behaviours for organism transmission can lead to healthcare associated infections and risk behaviours has been described to be influenced by working conditions. READ MORE

  3. 3. Working Life Among First-Line Managers and Their Subordinates in Elderly Care : an Empowerment Perspective

    Author : Heidi Hagerman; Maria Engström; Bernice Skytt; Barbro Wadensten; Lotta Dellve; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elderly Care; First-Line Manager; Structural and Psychological Empowerment; Subordinate; Working Life; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to study the working life of first-line managers and their subordinates in elderly care from an empowerment perspective. Methods: Paper I and II used a qualitative approach, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 male and 14 female first-line managers. READ MORE

  4. 4. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) an Unclear and Untoward Issue : Patient-Professional Interactions, Experiences, Attitudes and Responsibility

    Author : Maria Lindberg; Marianne Carlsson; Bernice Skytt; Marieann Högman; Ann Gardulf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Attitudes of health personnel; colonization; hygiene; infection control; mixed-methods approach; MRSA; nursing care; patient-professional interaction; quality of healthcare; responsibility; The MDRB Attitude Questionnaire;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was to investigate experiences of living with multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB), using methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization as an illustration, and to develop and validate a tool to describe healthcare personnel’s attitudes towards patients with MDRB. A further objective was to study MRSA-colonized persons’ and healthcare personnel’s experiences of patient-professional interactions and responsibilities for infection prevention. READ MORE

  5. 5. Promoting living in dignity and with a sense of well-being among older people living in residential facilities – older people’s perspective

    Author : Charlotte Roos; Maria Engström; Bernice Skytt; Barbro Wadensten; Marit Silén; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dignity; empowerment; life satisfaction; older people; person-centered climate; residential facilities; Swedish national fundamental values; well-being; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete;

    Abstract : The Swedish national fundamental values state that care of older people who are living in residential facilities should ensure that they live in dignity and with a sense of well-being. The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to study, from older residents’ perspective, the effects of a caregiver intervention intended to put the Swedish national fundamental values into practice and to describe residents’ perceptions of what promotes the values: living in dignity and having a sense of well-being. READ MORE