sjuksköterska (I. Dahl).

At two nursing homes for people with dementia a qualitative study was performed. The purpose was to investigate the therapy dog?s meaning to people with dementia from their perspective. Two women and five men with dementia were interviewed, everyone being somewhere between 60 and 87 years of age. All but one had previously owned a dog at some point in their lives.

During the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century Sweden experienced social changes. The proceeding industrialization led to a process of urbanization where people were forced, more or less, in to the cities to find work. The traditional agricultural self-sufficiency society was successively replaced by salaried employment. This meant that family and home was no longer the major centre of production, nurturance and care. In order to support themselves and their families, even women applied for industrial work.

Bakgrund: Uterustransplantationer utg?r en ny behandlingsmetod som ?nnu inte ?r etablerad inom h?lso- och sjukv?rden. Syftet med ingreppet ?r att ?ka livskvaliteten f?r kvinnor med livmoderfaktorsinfertilitet. Kvinnor som lider av ofrivillig barnl?shet upplever ofta sorg, psykisk stress och nedsatt sj?lvk?nsla relaterat till sin infertilitet.

Background: HIV/AIDS has existed officially for more than 35 years and is now seen as a global epidemic. The disease has claimed many victims and there is no indication showing decrease of the mortality rate. The disease is currently incurable, but antiretroviral drugs have good effect at slowing down the process. The persons who live with the disease are exposed to stigma and, sometimes, negative attitudes. The negative attitudes could affect the person?s willingness carry through the test.

To increase the understanding of how individuals total life situation affects their stress level and health has lately more frequently been discussed in different contexts. Furthermore, it is important to have knowledge of power structures that exist under given circumstances in a society to get an increased understanding of how to structure the health promoting work to get the highest possible benefits. People?s work life is essential to their health, since we spend a lot of time at work. The aim of this study was to find out which factors that relate to nursing staff?s health and stress level from a general perspective.

Objective: From the patient?s perspective describe communication difficulties, which can arise, and how they are handled in their contact with public health care and illustrate their needs of communication.Method: A study of literature was carried out to receive a background and an insight in previous research concerning the subject area. Twelve women with hearing loss was asked to complete a questionnaire, with open questions, regarding communication difficulties in health care situations.Sample: For the literature review, scientific papers were selected via the database, PubMed using relevant keywords. Seven were selected for closer review. For the survey study twelve women were asked to participate which ten of those responded.Results: The study of literature shows that communication difficulties occur in public health care between patients with hearing loss and the nursing staff.

Constipation is a common problem for people with dementia and it may result in discomfort, suffering and lower quality of life. Nurses in municipal nursing homes have difficult to observe and prevent these problems because they do not participate in the daily caring work. The aim of this study was to illustrate the nurse assistants? reflections about the care they gave people with dementia and constipation. Main questions vas how they became aware of such problems and what they did when someone had problem with constipation.

Constipation is a common problem for people with dementia and it may result in discomfort, suffering and lower quality of life. Nurses in municipal nursing homes have difficult to observe and prevent these problems because they do not participate in the daily caring work. The aim of this study was to illustrate the nurse assistants? reflections about the care they gave people with dementia and constipation. Main questions vas how they became aware of such problems and what they did when someone had problem with constipation.

The aim of this study was to understand how evaluations are implemented and used in procured nursing homes for elderly. Our methodological approach consisted of a single-case study research. The case in this study was Växjö municipality. Three procured nursing homes for elderly were chosen in the municipality as examples of implementation and use of evaluation. The method for retrieving empirical data and the analyzing of it was based on triangulation.

barnsjuksköterska (Lindfred).

Background: Involuntary psychiatric treatment remains a contentious issue globally, with many countries implementing forms of coercive treatment for patients deemed unsafe due to psychiatric diagnoses. Nurses play an important role in involuntary psychiatric care- however there is a need for an increased understanding of the experiences and needs of the patients to be able to provide good care. Purpose: This study aimed to explore and understand the experiences of patients undergoing involuntary psychiatric treatment. Method: A qualitative literature analysis was conducted, encompassing 10 qualitative articles. Key Findings: Recent data highlights that most patients reported a lack of compassion and overall negative experience during involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation..

Bakgrund: Ett urakut kejsarsnitt utf?rs om det f?religger en omedelbar fara f?r kvinnans eller barnets liv och ska ske skyndsamt inom 15 minuter. Anestesisjuksk?terskans ansvarsomr?de ?r att f?rbereda och utf?ra generell anestesi vid det urakuta kejsarsnittet, men ?ven tillgodose god omv?rdnad och trygghet till kvinnan innan anestesin p?b?rjas. Gravida kvinnor har en ?kad risk f?r komplikationer i samband med s?vning och generell anestesi, vilket g?r att anestesisjuksk?terskan m?ste vara extra uppm?rksam vid induktionen.

Objective: From the patient?s perspective describe communication difficulties, which can arise, and how they are handled in their contact with public health care and illustrate their needs of communication.Method: A study of literature was carried out to receive a background and an insight in previous research concerning the subject area. Twelve women with hearing loss was asked to complete a questionnaire, with open questions, regarding communication difficulties in health care situations.Sample: For the literature review, scientific papers were selected via the database, PubMed using relevant keywords. Seven were selected for closer review. For the survey study twelve women were asked to participate which ten of those responded.Results: The study of literature shows that communication difficulties occur in public health care between patients with hearing loss and the nursing staff.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka muslimska kvinnors upplevelse av klimakteriet. Tre kvinnor intervjuades på djupet och intervjuerna har transkriberats ordagrant och analyserats med den fenomenologiska metod som beskrivs av Amadeo Giorgi. Analysen resulterade i följande kategorier: kulturella aspekter, religion, känslan att förlora sin ungdom, existentiella tankar relaterade till döden, känslan av att åldrar och sexualitet. Resultaten visade att de muslimska kvinnorna i övergångsåldern hade en negativ uppfattning om klimakteriet. Detta fenomen beskrevs som kulturellt tabu och påverkade starkt av religion. Det växande antalet och mångfalden bland muslimska befolkningen i Malmö utgör utmaningar för vårdpersonal att bättre förstå klimakteriet ur ett muslimskt kulturellt perspektiv..