Search for dissertations about: "development nurse scale"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words development nurse scale.
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16. Memories of pain, adaptation to life and early identification of stressors in patients with burns
Abstract : Background: Burn injury is an unforeseen event causing physical and psychological trauma for the person afflicted. Patients treated for burns commonly experience high levels of pain and anxiety related to burn treatment during burn care. READ MORE
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17. Health behaviour, nursing self-efficacy and engagement among nursing students : a longitudinal cohort study
Abstract : Nursing students represent one of the largest groups of students in higher education in Sweden. Their future occupation as registered nurses requires professional competencies including working on health promotion. READ MORE
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18. Utility of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring during general anesthesia
Abstract : The possibility to objectively measure effects from anesthetics on the level of consciousness has since long been desired. General anesthetics cause changes in brain electrical activity, seen as changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG). READ MORE
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19. I have to quit! Factors that influence quit attempts in smokers with COPD
Abstract : Background and aim: The most effective treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is to quit smoking. Despite this, many patients with COPD continue to smoke. In Sweden, most patients with COPD are treated in primary health care settings. READ MORE
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20. Violence prevention and management in acute psychiatric care : aspects of nursing practice
Abstract : Aim: The general aim of this thesis was to explore and evaluate different aspects of nursing practice in relation to prediction, prevention and management of patient violence in acute psychiatric care. The specific aims were: to evaluate the short-term predictive capacity of the violence risk assessment instrument Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) when used by nurses in a psychiatric intensive care unit (study I), to compare the occurrences of coercive interventions and violence-related staff injuries before and after a two-year nursing development and violence prevention intervention (study II), to describe aspects of the caring approaches used by nurses in acute psychiatric intensive care units (study III) and finally (in study IV) to test the hypothesis that staff training according to the ‘Bergen model’ has a significant positive influence on the violence prevention and management climate in psychiatric inpatient wards, as perceived by patients and staff. READ MORE
