Essays about: "palliativ"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the word palliativ.

  1. 11. Balinese nurses’ experiences of caring for patients in palliative care : An interview study with nurses in Bali, Indonesia

    University essay from Institutionen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Emma Gustavsson; Annelie Persson; [2018]
    Keywords : Indonesia; Nurses; Palliative care; Experiences; Nursing; Indonesien; Sjuksköterskor; Palliativ vård; Erfarenheter; Vårdande;

    Abstract : Working as a nurse means close contact with dying patients and mourning relatives. To care for severely ill and dying patients is part of the nursing profession and this places great expectations on the nurse to meet the needs of all individual patients and their relatives. READ MORE

  3. 12. Hydrotherapy in canine patients

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Petra Kangas; [2016]
    Keywords : fysioterapi; rehabilitering; simning; vattentrask;

    Abstract : Hydrotherapy in canine patients is becoming increasingly more common. This literature study's objective is to gather information about this therapy method in dogs: how it works, when it is to be used, what is needed for successful aquatic therapy and how the outcome assessment can be made. 42 publications were used to gather information. READ MORE

  4. 13. Overview of Care Coordination Within Specialized Home Care in Stockholm County

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Yi-Qin Bu; Jieyu Wang; [2016]
    Keywords : Functional resonance analysis; home care; palliative care; care coordination; continuity of care; patient safety; Functional resonance analysis; hemsjukvård; palliativ vård; vårdkoordination; vårdkontinuitet; patientsäkerhet;

    Abstract : The ageing population of Sweden is expected to increase throughout the future decades. Changing life-style trends and smaller families in the modern society has decreased the population’s access to informal care. This is expected to entail an increase in the services provided by specialized home care. READ MORE

  5. 14. Architecture as medicine : Rethinking care for the terminally ill

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Adam Bergendal; [2015]
    Keywords : Architecture; Adaptive re-use; Palliative care; Terminal care; Patient housing; Hospice;

    Abstract : Societies have an ethical responsibility to provide the dying with the highest possible quality of care. Yet, terminal patients are sometimes lost in a healthcare system that emphasizes procedure over the individual. This project envisions a new approach - a restructuring of the current system. READ MORE

  6. 15. Nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients : A literature review

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Elika Davatgar; [2015]
    Keywords : End of life care; Ethical problems; Nurses’ experiences; Vård vid livets slutskede; Etiska problem; Sjuksköterskors upplevelser;

    Abstract : Background: In the background section the following terms are described: Palliative care and holistic view, care at the end-of-life, ethical problems in the end-of-life care and ethical problem and ethical dilemma. Aim: The purpose of this literature review was to describe nurses’ experiences of ethical problems in the end-of-life care of patients. READ MORE