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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 83 avhandlingar innehållade ordet next-of-kin.
6. Ethical values in caring encounters from elderly patients’ and next of kin´s perspective
Sammanfattning : The welfare of the elderly population is one of the most important goals of the public health services. At macro level the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare state that the premier goal is for elderly people to have dignified and comfortable lives. They should have a life with a sense of value and feel confident. LÄS MER
7. Life situation of next of kin to persons in need of care-cronic sorrow, burden, quality of life
Sammanfattning : Nursing research has been performed during the last 20-30 years, about the next of kin’s vulnerability. Despite this, the health care system has had difficulties to integrate the next of kin in a way that gives support. LÄS MER
8. Intensivvårdsrummets betydelse för vårdande och välbefinnande : patienters närståendes och vårdpersonalens erfarenheter
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to illuminate the meanings of intensive care units’ patient rooms as a place of care for critically ill patients and their loved ones. Moreover, it was aimed to develop photovoice as a data collection method for research in ICU context. LÄS MER
9. The experience of younger adults and their next of kin following a myocardial infarction and registered nurses' conceptions of caring in a coronary care context
Sammanfattning : Despite the fact that caring has been regarded as the core of nursing for decades, our knowledge about caring is still mainly on a philosophical level. The problem with these philosophical descriptions is that they do not serve as explicit guides for today's nurses, particularly in the light of the considerable changes that have taken place in the healthcare sector. LÄS MER
10. Weaning from mechanical ventilation – from the patient, next-of-kin and healthcare professionals’ perspective
Sammanfattning : Critically ill patients with failing respiratory and vital body functions might need invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). When the patient’s condition improves, the need for respiratory support decreases and weaning from IMV begins. LÄS MER