Search for dissertations about: "out patients department"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words out patients department.

  2. 1. Registered nurse-led emergency department triage : organisation, allocation of acuity ratings and triage decision making

    Author : Katarina Göransson; Anna Ehrenberg; Margareta Ehnfors; Gun Nordström; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Accuracy; Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale; concordance; decision making; emergency department; patient scenarios; registered nurses; survey; think aloud; triage; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : Successful triage is the basis for sound emergency department (ED) care, whereas unsuccessful triage could result in adverse outcomes. ED triage is a rather unexplored area in the Swedish health care system. This thesis contributes to our understanding of this complex nursing task. READ MORE

  4. 2. Creating and establishing a positive care relationship between nurses, patients and relatives : An ethnographic study of encounters at a department of medicine for older people

    Author : Anette Johnsson; Sandra Pennbrant; Åse Boman; Petra Wagman; Birgitta Bisholt; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care relationship; communication; ethnographic approach; nurses; interactional perspective; older patients; relatives; social interaction; sociocultural perspective; triad encounter;

    Abstract : Background and aim: Numerous encounters take place in the healthcare sector every day. Although the encounters should be conducted in a safe and respectful manner, an increased number of complaints about communication and interaction have been reported to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate. READ MORE

  5. 3. Delirium in older people after cardiac surgery : risk factors, dementia, patients’ experiences and assessments

    Author : Helena Claesson Lingehall; Birgitta Olofsson; Elisabeth Lindahl; Yngve Gustafson; Karl Gunnar Engström; Anna-Karin Edberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac surgery; Cardiovascular disease; Delirium; Dementia; Nursing; Older people; Patients’ experiences; Perioperative period; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background:Delirium is common in older people undergoing cardiac surgery. Delirium is an acute or subacute neuro-psychiatric syndrome, characterized by a change in cognition, disturbances in consciousness; it fluctuates, develops over a short period of time and always has an underlying cause. READ MORE

  6. 4. Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst

    Author : Nana Waldréus; Tiny Jaarsma; Robert Hahn; Anna Forsberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure; thirst; fluid restriction; thirst intensity; thirst distress; thirst frequency; thirst quality; dehydration; symptom management;

    Abstract : Introduction: Nurses and other health care professionals meet patients with heart failure (HF) who report they are thirsty. Thirst is described by the patients as a concern, and it is distressing. READ MORE

  7. 5. Beds in acute somatic wards. Patient and staff perspectives.A study of activities, functions, opinions, problems and requirements

    Author : Kerstin Petzäll; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hospital beds; purchasing routines; patients opinions; staff s experience; ergonomics.; hospital beds; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : Hospital beds have to fulfil many demands from both patients and staff. During the last decade, treatment of patients in hospitals has undergone great changes in technical, medical and nursing methods. However, the design and basic functions of the standard hospital beds have not been changed since the 1960s. READ MORE