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View article: Frail Older Patients' Experiences During Boarding in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study
Frail Older Patients' Experiences During Boarding in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study Open
Aim To explore how frail older patients experience their stay and nursing care during boarding time at the emergency department. Design A qualitative explorative interview study. Method Purposive sampling was used, with a two‐step selectio…
View article: The Fundamentals of Care Framework: Application Within a Post‐Graduate Nursing Programme Facilitated by a Pedagogical Project for Educators
The Fundamentals of Care Framework: Application Within a Post‐Graduate Nursing Programme Facilitated by a Pedagogical Project for Educators Open
Aim To describe how the Fundamentals of Care framework was applied within a postgraduate nursing programme facilitated by a pedagogical project for educators. Design A discursive paper approach was used. Data Sources The paper draws on the…
View article: Fundamental care in the emergency room: insights from patients with life-threatening conditions in the emergency room
Fundamental care in the emergency room: insights from patients with life-threatening conditions in the emergency room Open
Background Persons who become life-threateningly ill or injured (due to for example trauma or cardiac arrest) are cared for in hospitals’ designated emergency rooms at the emergency department (ED). In these rooms, the life-threatening con…
View article: Guidelines for patient care used by registered nurses in the emergency room: Mapping of Swedish governing documents
Guidelines for patient care used by registered nurses in the emergency room: Mapping of Swedish governing documents Open
There is a need to improve guidelines to support registered nurses in assessing, treating, and providing fundamental care for patients with life-threatening illnesses in an equal, evidence-based, and person-centered way. Registered nurses …
View article: Prevention of pressure ulcers from the perspective of frailty, pre-frailty, and health and social inequalities: An opinion paper
Prevention of pressure ulcers from the perspective of frailty, pre-frailty, and health and social inequalities: An opinion paper Open
Pressure ulcers affect many people in acute care and community settings. People with pressure ulcers may have delayed ulcer healing due to various factors, such as malnutrition and frailty. Prevention of pressure ulcers by addressing indiv…
View article: Testing a model for person‐centred pain management: A systematic review and synthesis guided by the Fundamentals of Care framework
Testing a model for person‐centred pain management: A systematic review and synthesis guided by the Fundamentals of Care framework Open
Aims To test a model for person‐centred pain management using qualitative evidence in the literature and refine it based on the results. Design A qualitative systematic review with thematic synthesis using the Fundamentals of Care framewor…
View article: Measuring person‐centred pain management: Development of a questionnaire using the fundamentals of care framework
Measuring person‐centred pain management: Development of a questionnaire using the fundamentals of care framework Open
Aim To develop and test a questionnaire using the Fundamentals of Care framework to measure person‐centred pain management. Design Cross‐sectional exploratory descriptive design. Methods Development in three phases: (a) literature search f…
View article: Bedside nurses' perspective on the Fundamentals of Care framework and its application in clinical practice: A multi-site focus group interview study
Bedside nurses' perspective on the Fundamentals of Care framework and its application in clinical practice: A multi-site focus group interview study Open
Bedside nurses recognise their clinical practice within the Fundamentals of Care framework, showing the core of modern nursing.
View article: Fundamental nursing actions for frail older people in the emergency department: A national cross‐sectional survey and a qualitative analysis of practice guidelines
Fundamental nursing actions for frail older people in the emergency department: A national cross‐sectional survey and a qualitative analysis of practice guidelines Open
Aims To map how frailty among older people is assessed at Swedish emergency departments and to describe fundamental nursing care actions for these patients. Design Descriptive national survey and a qualitative analysis of text. Methods A m…
View article: ‘No more heroes’: The <scp>ILC</scp> Oxford Statement on fundamental care in times of crises
‘No more heroes’: The <span>ILC</span> Oxford Statement on fundamental care in times of crises Open
Aim To outline the International Learning Collaborative (ILC) Oxford Statement, explicating our commitment to ensuring health and care systems are equipped to meet patients' fundamental care needs during times of unprecedented crisis. Desi…
View article: Translation and cultural adaptation of the fundamentals of care framework: Are we there yet?
Translation and cultural adaptation of the fundamentals of care framework: Are we there yet? Open
Aim This paper aims to explore and describe the translation and cultural adaptation of the Fundamentals of Care framework to a Swedish context, and highlight the need for a translated version. Design An exploratory, descriptive approach wa…
View article: Prioritizing and meeting life‐threateningly ill patients' fundamental care needs in the emergency room—An interview study with registered nurses
Prioritizing and meeting life‐threateningly ill patients' fundamental care needs in the emergency room—An interview study with registered nurses Open
Aim To explore how registered nurses in the emergency room describe their work approach and prerequisites for meeting life‐threateningly ill patients' care needs from the perspective of a person‐centred fundamental care framework. Design A…
View article: Nursing staff ratio and skill mix in Swedish emergency departments: A national cross‐sectional benchmark study
Nursing staff ratio and skill mix in Swedish emergency departments: A national cross‐sectional benchmark study Open
Findings can be used to improve rosters in relation to crowding, to manage the challenging recruitment and retention situation for nursing staff and to improve patient safety.
View article: Lessons from COVID
Lessons from COVID Open
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View article: Flourishing at work: Nurses' motivation through daily communication – An ethnographic approach
Flourishing at work: Nurses' motivation through daily communication – An ethnographic approach Open
Shortage and turnover of registered nurses are worldwide challenges, and work motivation is one factor in retaining staff in the healthcare sector. The aim of this study was to explore registered nurses' motivation expressed in daily commu…
View article: Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study Open
This study adds new insights relating to how health professionals reflect on patient needs and obstacles to satisfying them. To deliver high quality care and meet patients' fundamental needs, there is a need of general guidelines and close…
View article: Speaking Up for Fundamental Care: the ILC Aalborg Statement
Speaking Up for Fundamental Care: the ILC Aalborg Statement Open
Objective The International Learning Collaborative (ILC) is an organisation dedicated to understanding why fundamental care, the care required by all patients regardless of clinical condition, fails to be provided in healthcare systems glo…
View article: The role of PhD-prepared, hospital-based nurses: an inter-Nordic study
The role of PhD-prepared, hospital-based nurses: an inter-Nordic study Open
Background Little is known about PhD-prepared nurses employed at Nordic university hospitals, how they are organised, what their practices look like or what career pathway they have chosen. Aims The purpose was to investigate and compare t…
View article: Front Cover
Front Cover Open
The cover image is based on the Original Research: Empirical Research – Qualitative Person-centred pain management for the patient with acute abdominal pain: An ethnography informed by the Fundamentals of Care framework, by Therese Avallin…
View article: Descriptions of fundamental care needs in cancer care—An exploratory study
Descriptions of fundamental care needs in cancer care—An exploratory study Open
Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of the fundamentals of care for people with a cancer diagnosis, from diagnosis to after adjuvant treatment. Background More focus is needed on the experience of people living with cancer, as c…
View article: Towards a standardised definition for fundamental care: A modified Delphi study
Towards a standardised definition for fundamental care: A modified Delphi study Open
Aims and objectives To generate a standardised definition for fundamental care and identify the discrete elements that constitute such care. Background There is poor conceptual clarity surrounding fundamental care. The Fundamentals of Care…
View article: Heel pressure ulcer, prevention and predictors during the care delivery chain – when and where to take action? A descriptive and explorative study
Heel pressure ulcer, prevention and predictors during the care delivery chain – when and where to take action? A descriptive and explorative study Open
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View article: Teamwork – a way to improve patient perceptions of the quality of care in an emergency department: an intervention study with follow-up
Teamwork – a way to improve patient perceptions of the quality of care in an emergency department: an intervention study with follow-up Open
Rationale, aims and objectives: Targeted interventions are suggested for improving patient perceptions of the emergency care they have received. However, organizational changes are another way of addressing these issues. Structured evaluat…