Search for dissertations about: "thesis on critical care nursing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 55 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on critical care nursing.

  2. 11. Family Members of Patients with Burns : Experiences of a Distressful Episode

    Author : Josefin Bäckström; Mimmie Willebrand; Lisa Ekselius; Bengt Gerdin; Britt-Inger Saveman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Critical care; Burns; Experiences; Health-related quality of life; Family members; Nursing; Support; Psychological symptoms; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences in Medical Sciences;

    Abstract : A severe burn is a trauma associated with long lasting consequences, not only for the survivor but also for the family. Although it is recognized that family members are central in providing social support for the patients, previous research has not focused extensively on this group. READ MORE

  4. 12. The life situation of patients with heart failure in primary health care. An explorative and interventional study

    Author : Jan Mårtensson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; life situation; heart failure; primary health care; chronic illness; spouses; inside and outside perspective; caring; social network; social support; patient education; self-care behaviour; health-related quality of life; gender differences; Heart failure; Nursing; Cardiology;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to obtain a deeper understanding of the life situation of patients with mild to severe heart failure and their spouses, and to determine the effects of a nurse-led intervention on patients with heart failure in primary health care. A phe-nomenographic approach was used to describe how male (N=12) and female (N=12) patients with heart failure conceive their life situa-tion (I, II), and the critical incident technique was used to describe spousal (N=23) experience of factors that influence their support of the patient with heart failure. READ MORE

  5. 13. Conditions for relatives' involvement in nursing homes

    Author : Jessica Holmgren; Henrik Eriksson; Lars E Eriksson; Eric Carlström; Sweden vårdvetenskap och samhälle Institutionen för neurobiologi Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; discourse analysis; focused ethnography; focus group interviews; gender perspectives; intersectionality; involvement; nursing homes; nursing staff; participant observations; qualitative interviews; relatives; social constructionism and thematic analysis; Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse how the involvement of relatives is conditioned in nursing homes from different critical perspectives. Gender perspectives, discourse analysis and intersectional theory are applied, based on social constructionist ontology. READ MORE

  6. 14. The ambulance nurse. Aspects on competence and education

    Author : Jonas Wihlborg; Birgitta Wireklint Sundström; Hälsa i ett tvärvetenskapligt perspektiv; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ambulance nurse; ambulance care; Competence; professional competence; competence development; specialist nursing education; curriculum development; ambulance nurse;

    Abstract : The knowledge area of ambulance nurses’ competence represents a relatively new research area that cannot be regarded as having been fully explored and described by existing research. There is uncertainty regarding the required competence for ambulance nurses as well as the professional role of the ambulance nurse in ambulance care. READ MORE

  7. 15. Improving initial care of road traffic injured people in Tanzania : Evaluation of a traffic police first aid education programme

    Author : Menti Ndile; Susanne Backteman-Erlandson; Britt-Inger Saveman; Anne Outwater; Petra Brysiewicz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Post-crash; injury; first aid; training; traffic police; lay responder; prehospital care; emergency care; knowledge; skills; transfer of learning; low-and middle income countries; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Background: An overwhelming proportion of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and middle-income countries occurs in prehospital environments. Lay responders such as traffic police officers play an important role in providing initial assistance to victims of road crashes, either alone or in collaboration with others. READ MORE