Search for dissertations about: "licensed practical nurse"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words licensed practical nurse.

2. 1. Medicine management in municipal home care : delegating, administrating and receiving

   Author : Åsa Gransjön Craftman; Eva von Strauss; Margareta Westerbotn; Kristina Johnell; Kenneth Asplund; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Delegation; District nurse; Home dwelling; Home care; Home care assistent; Health care; Medication use; Medication management; Polypharmacy; Population-based; Time trends; Task shifting; Responsible authorities; Older people; Delegering; Distriktssjuksköterska; Hemmaboende; Hemtjänst; Hemtjänstpersonal; Hälso- och sjukvård; Medicinanvändning; Medicinhantering; Polyfarmaci; Populationsbaserad; Tidstrender; Uppgiftsväxling; Huvudmän; Äldre; delegation;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how delegation of medication is handled in municipal home care. Specific aims were to 1) explore the prevalence of medication use in older adults over time; 2) describe district nurses’ experiences of the delegation of medication management to municipal home care personnel; 3) explore and describe how home care assistants experience receiving the actual delegation of the responsibility of medication administration; and 4) to describe how older adults, living at home, perceive receiving assistance from home care assistants to manage their own medication. READ MORE

4. 2. We, not them and us – a utopia? Relatives and nursing home staffs views on and experiences with each other

   Author : Annika Hertzberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Relative; registered nurse; licensed practical nurse resident; nursing home; communication; interaction; relationship;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the study was to explore and describe the views and experiences that the relatives of the elderly living in nursing homes and the home's staff had about each other. A qualitative approach guided the methods used in the five studies. READ MORE

5. 3. Teaching for learning and learning for teaching in care of elderly with dementia at Silviahemmet

   Author : Margareta Skog; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : dementia; palliative care; ethnography; didactic; education; teaching; learning; problem-based learning; participatory learning; practical training; supervision; licensed practical nurse; Silvia nurses; Silviahemmet;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe a specific non-governmental programme for training licensed practical nurses as caregivers and mentors in the care of elderly with dementia. The setting for the work was Silviahemmet in Stockholm, Sweden, and the approach was inspired by ethnography. READ MORE

6. 4. Home care for patients in need of advanced care and technology : a challenge for patients and their caregivers

   Author : Lena Swedberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Home care;

   Abstract : Background and aim: There is an ongoing trend of advanced care ‘moving out’ from hospitals and into patients' homes. In Sweden, caregivers with limited training, employed by municipalities or private agencies take 24-hour responsibility for patient care with limited support from healthcare professionals. READ MORE