Search for dissertations about: "dissertation on nursing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 swedish dissertations containing the words dissertation on nursing.

2. 1. Health in later life: A nursing perspective

   Author : Ariel Almevall; Karin Zingmark; Päivi Juuso; Catharina Melander; Annica Kihlgren; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging Population; Home Care Services; Self-Rated Health; Geriatric Nursing; Nurse-Patient Relationship; Health; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The ongoing demographic shift towards an older population calls for a corresponding shift to a proactive approach, aiming for health and well-being in old age. This dissertation addresses the need for increased knowledge about health in the context of aging at home. READ MORE

4. 2. Facilitating a healthy transition for involuntary migrant families within primary health care

   Author : Kerstin Samarasinghe; Bengt Fridlund; Barbro Arvidsson; Eva Benzein; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; contextual analysis; culture; health promotion; interpreter; involuntary migration; nursing; phenomenography; Primary Health Care; refugee family; Sweden; transition.; Nursing; Omvårdnad; samhällsmedicin; family; transition; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Medicin människa och djur ; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : The refugee families face a complex transition due to the nature of the migration. This exposes them to vulnerability in cohesion and family function. Primary Health Care Nurses (PHCN) and Interpreters in Primary Health Care (PHC) play a vital role in their promotion of health because migrant health care is mainly carried out within PHC. READ MORE

5. 3. Persons who frequently use psychiatric emergency services : perspectives on who they are, what their needs are and howthey are encountered by healthcare professionals

   Author : Manuela Schmidt; Ann-Christin Janlöv; Pernilla Garmy; Sigrid Stjärnsvärd; Psykisk hälsa och psykiatrisk hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall objective of the thesis was to describe who persons that frequently use psychiatric emergency services (PES) in Sweden are, to explore what needs they experience as well as how healthcare professionals working at PES view the needs of those persons and experience encounters with them.This thesis includes both quantitative (I, II) and qualitative (II, III, IV) research designs and applies a broad range of data collection methods, such as use of register data (I), use of survey data (II), individual interviews and focus group interviews (III, IV). READ MORE

6. 4. Bridging the gap between caring theory and nursing practice : Learning experiences of undergraduate nursing students in a caring behavior course

   Author : Sophie Mårtensson; Maria Björk; Susanne Knutsson; Anders Broström; Eric A. Hodges; Mariann Fossum; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Caring; Narrative pedagogy; Observational behavioral instrument; Qualitative method; Quantitative observational method; Reflective practice; Student-centered learning approach; Simulation; Swanson’s Theory of Caring; Undergraduate nursing education;

   Abstract : Background: Healthcare providers are obligated to practice with scientific knowledge in order to deliver high quality and safe care based on patients’ needs. Despite this obligation, complaints from care recipients and their significant others regarding healthcare providers’ lack of compassion and competent care in their professional encounters have increased. READ MORE

7. 5. ICELANDIC NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: THEIR MORTALITY, HEALTH, FUNCTIONAL PROFILE, AND CARE QUALITY, USING THE MINIMUM DATA SET OVER TIME

   Author : Ingibjörg Hjaltadottir; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; geriatric nursing; quality indicators; Minimum Data Set; nursing homes; health needs assessment; Older people;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate trends over time in residents’ health status, functional profile and predictors of mortality at admission to Icelandic nursing homes and in addition to determine upper and lower thresholds for Minimum Data Set (MDS) Quality Indicators, to investigate the prevalence of quality indicators over time and their association with the health status and functional profile of residents in Icelandic nursing homes. Studies I and II included 2,206 persons assessed over 11 years (1996-2006). READ MORE