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Norwegian health personnel’s contacts and referrals for children of ill parents: an exploratory cross-sectional multi-centre study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: In 2010, changes were made to the Norwegian Health Personnel Act. This led to all health personnel being obliged to support the patients’ children and families. The aims of this study were to investigate whether ... -
Norwegian Nurse Managers' Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts in Community Healthcare When Caring for Older Persons Who Wish to Die
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The complexity of the healthcare organization with emphasis on efficiency and productivity has led to an increase in value conflicts as well as moral and ethical conflicts. The aim of this study was to explore nurse managers’ ... -
The Norwegian Public Health act and its implementation
(Others, 2019)Norway is known for its egalitarian society – it emphasizes solidarity, universalism and redistribution of resources among social groups. However, there is a social gradient in health in Norway, which is currently experiencing ... -
Norwegian public health nurses’ competence areas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: To explore the competence areas of public health nurses in Norway. Design: A qualitative and comparative design was employed. Sample: A purposive sample of 41 public health nurses participated. Measurements: ... -
Norwegian translation, cultural adaption and testing of the Person-centred Practice Inventory – Staff
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Person-centred health care has widespread recognition, but there are few instruments aimed at measuring the provision of person-centred practice among health care professionals across a range of settings. ... -
Norwegian women's experiences and opinions on contraceptive counselling: A systematic textcondensation study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: Contraception plays a pivotal role in most women’s lives, from teenage years to the menopause. Contraception and sexual wellbeing are closely related. Ideally, women should be able to access contraception and ... -
Norwegian women's experiences and opinions on contraceptive counselling: A systematic textcondensation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: Contraception plays a pivotal role in most women’s lives, from teenage years to the menopause. Contraception and sexual wellbeing are closely related. Ideally, women should be able to access contraception and ... -
‘Not at all what I had expected’: Discontinuing treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX): A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX), an opioid antagonist, has demonstrated equal treatment outcomes, in terms of safety, opioid use, and retention, to the recommended OMT medication buprenorphine. However, ... -
Nuances of fragmentation, (mis)recognition and closeness: Narratives of challenges and support during resettlement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The transition from prison to society tends to be tough and painful for people in resettlement and challenging to facilitate for professionals. The Norwegian Correctional Services aim for a continuous reentry focus throughout ... -
Nurse's Evaluation of a Pain Management Algorithm in Intensive Care Units
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Many patients have memories of pain during intensive care unit stay. To improve pain management, practice guidelines recommend that pain management should be guided by routine pain assessment and suggest an ... -
A nurse-based intervention for improving medication adherence in cardiovascular patients: an evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Poor medication adherence is a limitation in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and leads to increased morbidity, mortality, and costs. Purpose: To examine the process and effect of a ... -
Nurses striving to provide caregiver with excellent support and care at a distance: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background In Norway, changes in life expectancy have led to increased attention to older people who are ageing at home, by means of home care services, adapted technology and informal caregivers. The caring situation ... -
Nurses ’ and care workers ’ experiences of spiritual needs in residents with dementia in nursing homes: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: The aim of the study was to investigate nurses ’ and care workers ’ experiences of spiritual needs among residents with dementia in nursing homes. Nurses claim to practice holistic nursing. Nevertheless, ... -
Nurses' activities and time management during home healthcare visits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim To describe nurses’ activities and time management during HHC visits from the perspective of master’s‐level nursing students. Background The shift from community‐based hospitals to home‐based, person‐centred ... -
Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Older Persons in Transition to Receive Homecare: Being Somewhere in between Competing Values
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-25)Older persons in transition to need professional care in their homes will constitute a large group in municipalities in the future. The aim of this study was to obtain insight into nurses’ experiences and perceptions of ... -
Nursing staff interactions during the older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway: An ethnographic study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-29)Background Future challenges in many countries are the recruitment of competent staff in long-term care facilities, and the use of unlicensed staff. Our study describes and explores staff interactions in a long-term care ... -
Nursing staff's actions during older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-08)Working in long-term care units poses particular staff challenges as these facilities are expected to provide services for seriously ill residents and give help in a homelike atmosphere. Licensed and unlicensed personnel ... -
Nursing staff’s evaluation of facilitators and barriers during implementation of wireless nurse call systems in residential care facilities. A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Traditional nurse call systems used in residential care facilities rely on patients to summon assistance for routine or emergency needs. Wireless nurse call systems (WNCS) offer new affordances for persons ... -
Nursing staff’s responses to thematic content of patients’ expressed worries: observing communication in home care visits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The aim of the study was to explore the thematic content of older persons’ expressed worries in home care visits, and how nursing staff respond to different thematic contents. Methods The study had a ... -
Nursing Students' Clinical Learning Environment in Norwegian Nursing Homes: Lack of Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Nursing students hesitate to choose aged care as a career, and the aged care sectors are on an edge regarding nursing positions. Clinical learning environments may influence nursing students’ career choices. ...