Search for dissertations about: "nurse practitioners"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words nurse practitioners.
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1. The registered nurse as a clinical research nurse
Abstract : Background: Clinical research studies are important for the developmentof new treatments in healthcare. The quality of clinical research relies on the competence, skills, and knowledge of the research team. READ MORE
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2. Challenges of learning and practicing motivational interviewing
Abstract : Background: The past three decades have seen a growth in health promotion research and practice, stimulated by the epidemiologic transition of the leading causes of death from infectious to chronic diseases. An estimated 50% of mortality from the 10 leading causes of death is due to behaviour, which suggests individuals can make important contributions to their own health by adopting some health-related behaviours and avoiding others. READ MORE
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3. In search of evidence-based practices. Exploring factors influencing evidence-based practice and implementation of clinical practice guidelines
Abstract : Within the evidence-based movement means are developed to support the practitioner in becoming a research consumer with knowledge and skills to create an evidence-based practice (EBP). But little is actually known about whether, and how, this evidence-based accumulation of knowledge is used by practitioners and in what way any actual use leads to improved outcomes. READ MORE
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4. Mobile distance-spanning technology in home care : views and reasoning among persons in need of health care and general practitioners
Abstract : The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to describe views and reasoning about the use of mobile distance-spanning technology (MDST) in health care at home, from the perspectives of persons in need of health care and general practitioners (GP). A descriptive qualitative approach was chosen to achieve the overall aim. READ MORE
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5. Oral health in old age : perception among elderly persons and medical professionals
Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate perceptions of oral health among elderly persons and among medical professionals working at primary health care centres. The study samples consisted of elderly persons and medical professionals in the County of Stockholm. The thesis combines a quantitative and a qualitative perspective. READ MORE