Institutt for sykepleie- og helsevitenskap
Recent Submissions
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Multidisciplinary Approaches and Community-Based Interventions: Adaptable Strategies for Managing Sensory Impairments in Older Adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Sensory impairments including hearing and vision loss are becoming increasingly prevalent among older adults worldwide, and are adversely affecting their quality of life, independence and cognitive health. This article ... -
The effect of capacity building evidence-based medicine training on its implementation among healthcare professionals in Southwest Ethiopia: a controlled quasi-experimental outcome evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) bridges research and clinical practice to enhance medical knowledge and improve patient care. However, clinical decisions in many African countries don’t base on the best available ... -
Giving voice to people with dementia and perspectives regarding a dementia-friendly society : a synthesis of qualitative studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction: The World Health Organization [WHO] and governments worldwide envision the development of dementia-friendly societies that are based on a person-centered culture. A limited number of studies have described ... -
Practice education facilitators perceptions and experiences of their role in the clinical learning environment for nursing students: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Clinical placement is recognised as essential for nursing students’ development of clinical competence. However, difficulties in providing supportive clinical learning environments are a well-known challenge ... -
When do medical operators choose to use, or not use, video in emergency calls? A case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: An evaluation report for a pilot project on the use of video in medical emergency calls between the caller and medical operator indicates that video is only used in 4% of phone calls to the emergency medical ... -
Psychometric properties of the REMAP resilience scale in a Norwegian sample of ME/CFS patients and healthy controls
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Being able to increase and know how to strengthen resilience may be relevant for patients living with long-term symptoms such as chronic fatigue syndromes. The current study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of ... -
Judith Butler’s theoretical perspectives within a nursing context—a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Philosopher Judith Butler has influenced how people talk about vulnerable bodies and sees vulnerability as universal, existential, and relational. Being vulnerable is part of the human condition. The main theoretical areas ... -
Exploring dialogue in virtual simulation in nursing education – An observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives: Simulation is an important learning activity in nursing education. There is little knowledge about dialogue and communication between students and facilitators in a virtual simulation setting. The current study, ... -
The association between patient safety culture and adverse events - a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Adverse events (AEs) affect 10% of in-hospital patients, causing increased costs, injuries, disability and mortality. Patient safety culture (PSC) is an indicator of quality in healthcare services and is thus ... -
The Impact of Clinical Experience in Advanced Practice Nursing Education—A Cross-Sectional Study of Norwegian Advanced Practice Nurses’ Perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: An Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a specialized nurse who has acquired context specific knowledge, complex decision-making skills, and clinical competencies. Previously in Norway, APN education programs had ... -
The Role of Incidental Objects in ‘Making Things Work’: An Example from Assisted Living Facilities for Young Adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article studies material practices in assisted living facilities (ALF) for young adults, building on empirical data from fieldwork and on analytical resources from the research field of science and technology studies ... -
Associations Between Demographic Variables, Psychosocial Health, Quality of Life, and Happiness in the Context of COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: The purpose was to examine the association between demographic variables, psychosocial health, quality of life, and happiness in the context of COVID. The hypothesis was that psychosocial health variables have ... -
‘A Story of Being Invisible’: A Single Case Study on the Significance of Being Recognised When Needing Acute Healthcare in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Severe illness is often an existential threat that triggers emotions like fear, stress, and anxiousness. Such emotions can affect ill patients’ encounters with healthcare personnel. We present a single case study of an ... -
Climate change, sustainability and anesthesiology practice: A national survey among anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: In the face of climate change the health sector will need to tackle both the increasing consequen- ces for health worldwide and to reduce its own carbon footprint, which is estimated at 4.4% of global emis- ... -
Educating nursing students for sustainable future rural health care services: An umbrella review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Rural nursing education stands as a way to contribute to a sustainable nurse workforce in rural areas. Different approaches to organizing rural nursing education are described in the existing literature. Objective: ... -
The relationship between area levels of involuntary psychiatric care and patient outcomes: a longitudinal national register study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Mental health legislation permits involuntary care of patients with severe mental disorders who meet set legal criteria. The Norwegian Mental Health Act assumes this will improve health and reduce risk of ... -
Nursing students’ experiences as academic and linguistic mentors – Practical participation-based action research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Student mentoring is increasingly visible in professional practice, and in recent years, universities have integrated peer mentoring across different programs. To provide student mentors with appro-priate support and ... -
Lifelong learning in community healthcare: Testing competence after learning activities in a blended learning space
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims and Objectives: This study reports from a municipality in Norway that implemented a competence enhancement programme for all its institutional nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic to fill identified competence ... -
Problemer, taushet og tiltak. Om hvordan fastleger og regjeringen fremstiller problemene med fastlegeordningen for eldre pasienter med rusproblemer og psykiske lidelser
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Fastlegeordningen er verdsatt og har bred oppslutning, men en anerkjent svakhet er at den ikke ivaretar personermed rusproblemer og psykiske lidelser godt nok. Dette gjelder særlig de eldre pasientene. Regjeringens ... -
Nursing students’ clinical judgment skills in simulation and clinical placement: a comparison of student self-assessment and evaluator assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Clinical judgment is an important and desirable learning outcome in nursing education. Students must be able to self-assess their clinical judgment in both the simulation and clinical settings to identify ...