Search for dissertations about: "Radiographer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word Radiographer.

  2. 1. Radiographers’ professional practice : a Swedish perspective

    Author : Lise-Lott Lundvall; Staffan Wirell; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Radiographer; radiography; practice; technical development; phenomenology; practice theory; patient safety;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to empirically describe the radiographers’ professional scope in diagnostic imaging from the viewpoint of the practitioners and investigate how technical development affects the relations and actions in this practice.Data was collected by interviews and observations to both studies at the same time with two different aims. READ MORE

  4. 2. Radiographers’ Professional Competence : Development of a context-specific instrument

    Author : Bodil T. Andersson; Bengt Fridlund; Anders Broström; Lennart Christensson; Kerstin Öhrling; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Professional competence; Radiographer perspective; Patient perspective; Nursing; Radiography; Instrument development; Self-assessment; Psychometric evaluation; RCS;

    Abstract : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe radiographers‟ professional competence based on patients‟ and radiographers‟ experiences and to develop a context-specific instrument to assess the level and frequency of use of radiographers‟ professional competence.Methods: The design was inductive and deductive. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cross-Cultural encounters through interpreter-Experiences of patients, interpreters and healthcare

    Author : Nabi Fatahi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : communication cross-cultural mother tongue language barrier trilingual refugee general practitioner interpreters radiographer encounters radiological examination focus group;

    Abstract : Background: A mutual understanding between patients and providers has a significant impact on the outcome of healthcare consultations. If the patient and the professional do not share the same mother tongue an interpreter is usually necessary and the contact is facilitated. READ MORE

  6. 4. Standardized ultrasonography with cine-loop documentation : diagnostic variability in liver and kidney examinations

    Author : Stenman Carina; Örjan Smedby; Staffan Wirell; Marcus Ressner; Odd Helge Gilja; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Ultrasound examination of the abdomen is often a first choice at radiology departments due to the lack of ionizing radiation. For diagnostic accuracy and economic benefits there has been a need for new routines in this area that incorporate the benefits of an radiographer or sonographer performing a multitude of ultrasound examinations following strictly standardized examination protocols and documentation forms made by cine-loops that will give the radiologist access to all relevant information needed for an accurate postexamination diagnosis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Children in the Radiology Department : a study of anxiety, pain, distress and verbal interaction

    Author : Berit Björkman; Karin Enskär; Kerstin Öhrling; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Children; radiography; experiences; anxiety; pain; distress; verbal interaction; examination;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on children’s experiences of going through an acute radiographic examination due to a suspected fracture. The findings from interviews with children aged 3-15 years showed anxiety, pain and distress to be a concern in conjunction with an examination (Paper I). READ MORE