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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A comparison of teaching received by clients of CNMs and MDs a report submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science, Nurse-Midwifery Track, Parent-Child Nursing ... /

Seng, Julia S. January 1993 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1993.
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Certified nurse-midwives and physicians a study of their clients' origins of locus of control and preferences for medical interventions throughout pregnancy and during labor : a research report submitted in partial fulfilllment ... Master of Science (Nurse-Midwifery) ... /

Bieda, Janine. January 1992 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1992.
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Understanding respect through the lived experience of postpartum women /

Coast, Mary Jo Ciancio. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. in Nursing) -- University of Colorado Denver, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 151-159). Free to UCD Anschutz Medical Campus. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;
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När sjuksköterskan möter transpersoner i vårdande kontext : Sjuksköterskans bemötande – en litteraturstudie

Abrahamsson, Ida, Thomée, Rebecca January 2018 (has links)
Bakgrund och problemformulering: Transpersoner är historiskt sett en utsatt grupp som avviker från normer och strukturer i samhället. Genom förnyade och nystiftade lagar arbetas det i Sverige för att transpersoner ska få den vård som krävs för en god hälsa. Utan god hälsa och vård kan lidande uppstå i form av skam och otrygghet. Kunskap är en förutsättning för god vård. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att belysa sjuksköterskans bemötande av transpersoner i vårdande kontext genom att beskriva sjuksköterskans attityder gentemot och kunskap om personer med transidentitet. Metod: För att få en uppfattning om rådande forskning gjordes en litteraturstudie där innehållet strukturerades för att kunna urskilja subkategorier och därefter huvudkategorier. Artiklarna som analyserades var både kvalitativa och kvantitativa. Resultat: Tre kategorier representerade studiens resultat och var följande: ”kunskap och förståelse”, ”attityder” samt ”bemötande”. Det framkom en omfattande okunskap om transpersoner hos sjuksköterskor. Attityderna varierade men var ganska genomgående ifrågasättande och negativa. Sjuksköterskor var ofta påverkade av normer, medvetet eller omedvetet, vilket tog sig uttryck genom ett diskriminerande, auktoritärt och stigmatiserande bemötande. Kategorierna visade sig ha tydliga samband, klinisk kunskap kunde exempelvis kopplas till mer positiva attityder. Det fanns därtill ofta en vilja hos sjuksköterskan att ge en god vård. Diskussion: Sjuksköterskans kunskap kan innebära skillnaden mellan god och diskriminerande vård. Utbildning om transpersoner brister vid många universitet, vilket speglas i en utbredd okunskap. Det är viktigt att teamarbete främjas för att en kompetent vård ska främjas. Diskriminering och stigmatisering kan motverkas genom att arbetsledare och sjuksköterskor tar sitt professionella ansvar.
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Enfermagem humanÃstica: contribuiÃÃo para o desenvolvimento da enfermeira na unidade neonatal / Humanistic nursing: contribution for development of the nurse in neonatal unit

Karla Maria Carneiro Rolim 29 August 2006 (has links)
CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O cotidiano enfrentado pelas enfermeiras que trabalham em Unidade de InternaÃÃo Neonatal (UIN) lhes impÃe um alargamento de perspectivas na observaÃÃo, realizaÃÃo e gerenciamento, do ponto de vista das suas atividades profissionais. Como enfermeiras, atuando em Neonatologia, acreditamos ser necessÃria uma reflexÃo para transpor obstÃculos, procurando opÃÃes que levem a um trabalho com perspectiva emancipatÃria. Nosso interesse neste texto à defender a tese de que, apÃs aquisiÃÃo dos conhecimentos sobre a Teoria HumanÃstica de Enfermagem, de Paterson e Zderad, e, ao buscar o diÃlogo genuÃno com o recÃm-nascido (RN) de alto risco nas prÃticas diÃrias vivenciadas, com base em conhecimento cientÃfico e humano, a enfermeira conseguirà compreender o significado do seu bem-estar e estar-melhor. Objetivamos investigar a prÃtica da enfermeira na assistÃncia ao RN de alto risco na UIN com base na Teoria HumanÃstica; analisar a prÃtica da enfermeira na assistÃncia ao RN de alto risco, apÃs aprimoramento do seu cuidado, embasado nos pressupostos da Teoria HumanÃstica de Enfermagem, e elaborar um processo de cuidado humanÃstico ao RN com participaÃÃo coletiva das enfermeiras. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, apoiada na Teoria HumanÃstica de Paterson e Zderad, desenvolvida na UIN de uma maternidade-escola, na cidade de Fortaleza-CE, perfazendo um perÃodo, referente à coleta de dados, de marÃo a agosto de 2005. Os sujeitos foram dez enfermeiras atuantes na UIN. Para a coleta de dados foram realizadas reuniÃes semanais, em um perÃodo de 60 dias, as quais foram filmadas. No segundo momento, apÃs as reuniÃes, usamos a observaÃÃo participante na UIN para registrar a comunicaÃÃo enfermeira/bebÃ/famÃlia/equipe interdisciplinar. No decorrer da anÃlise, sÃntese e descriÃÃo buscamos compreendÃ-la à luz da Teoria HumanÃstica, de Paterson e Zderad. Os dados foram organizados e apresentados por meio de quadros. As temÃticas extraÃdas das falas e das filmagens das participantes e, apÃs reflexÃes das exposiÃÃes teÃricas desenvolvidas pelo grupo foram: desmotivaÃÃo, cuidado, ambiente, relacionamento interpessoal. Da temÃtica desmotivaÃÃo, emergiram as subtemÃticas cansaÃo fÃsico e mental, o re-trabalho na UIN, falta de perspectiva para mudanÃas, autoconhecimento; da temÃtica cuidado, as subtemÃticas foram autocuidado e cuidado ao bebÃ; da temÃtica ambiente, emergiram as subtemÃticas o ambiente da UIN e os sentimentos da enfermeira ao atuar na UIN; da temÃtica relacionamento interpessoal, a subtemÃtica foi relacionamento com a equipe interdisciplinar na UIN. O processo de cuidado humanÃstico ao recÃm-nascido foi elaborado coletivamente pelas enfermeiras apÃs a compreensÃo do significado do seu estar-melhor em UIN, e incluiu todas as etapas da Teoria HumanÃstica. Tentamos compreender as relaÃÃes entre o discurso e a existÃncia, o meio, a ambiÃncia que rodeia a pessoa de cada enfermeira. Acreditamos que a tese defendida alcanÃa a compreensÃo da enfermeira sobre o significado de sua experiÃncia, do seu estar-melhor ao cuidar do RN em UIN, pelo desenvolvimento da autoconsciÃncia, da compreensÃo do outro, pelo olhar mais relacionador das diversidades, pelo estabelecimento de uma visÃo mais ampla das realidades vivenciadas em seu cotidiano, pela transiÃÃo do seu egocentrismo para o compartilhamento de suas emoÃÃes, do seu saber e de sua vocaÃÃo â o cuidar. / Daily tasks, carried out by nurses who work at the newborn internment unit (Unidade de InternaÃÃo Neonatal), (UIN), impose an explanation of perspective in observation, practice and management, regarding their professional activities. As nurses, working in neonatology, we believe in the necessity of reflection in order to transpose obstacles, leading to a job with an emancipatory perspective. Our interest in this text is to defend the thesis that after acquiring knowledge about the Humanistic Theory of Nursing by Paterson and Zderad, and searching for the genuine dialogue with the high-risk newborn (NB), in daily activities, based on scientific and human knowledge, the nurse will be able to comprehend the meaning of well-being and better-being. Seeking to investigate the practice of the nurses assistances to the high-risk newborn at the UIN based on the humanistic theory, analyze the practice of the nurses assistance to the high-risk newborn and to elaborate a process of humanistic care to the newborn, with the nurses collective participation. It is about a qualitative research supported by the humanistic theory, by Paterson and Zderad developed at UIN of a maternity school in the city of Fortaleza-CE. Totaling a period, referring to data collection from March to August 2005.the subjects were tem nurses in activity at UIN. During a period of sixty (60) days, weekly meetings, which were filmed, took place for the data collection. Later, after the meetings, we used participant observation at the UIN to register the interdisciplinary communication among nurse/baby/family/equip. During the analysis, synthesis and description we tried to comprehend it under the humanistic theory by Paterson and Zderad. The data was organized and presented using frames. After the reflection of the theoretical expositions, themes extracted from speeches and the filming of the participants, and developed by the group were: demotivation, caring, interpersonal relationship environment. Regarding the demotivation theme, mental and physical fatigue sub themes, the re-work at UIN, lack of a perspective of changes and self-knowledge emerged. Regarding the caring theme, the sub themes were self-care and caring for the baby. in the environment theme, the environment of the UIN and the feelings of the nurse in the UIN environment were the emerged sub themes. In the interpersonal relationship theme, the sub theme was found to be the relationship with the interdisciplinary equip in the UIN. The process of humanistic caring for the newborn was elaborated collectively by the nurseâs, after the comprehension of the meaning of better-being at the UIN, and included all stages of the humanistic theory. We tried to comprehend the relations among speech and existence, the environment, the ambiance around the person of each nurse. We believe that the defended thesis reaches the comprehension of the nurses experience significance, their better-being while caring for the newborn (NB) at UIN, by the development of self-conscience, by understanding the others, by a more relating look to diversities, by the establishment of a wider vision of the reality lived through in their daily lives, by the transition of their egocentrism to sharing of their emotions, by their knowledge and their vocation; caring.
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Enfermagem na segurança do paciente no período transoperatório de cirurgia bariátrica: revisão integrativa da literatura / Nursing role in patient safety in the perioperative period of bariatric surgery. Integrative Review of literature

Renata Tavares Franco Rodrigues 28 June 2012 (has links)
O objeto deste estudo é a atuação de enfermagem na segurança do paciente submetido à cirurgia bariátrica no período transoperatório. Embora o movimento mundial de cirurgia segura já esteja em andamento em muitos hospitais, contudo, a prática demonstra insuficiência de planejamento e recursos humanos e materiais, tanto para identificar quanto para atender necessidades especiais de pacientes. Neste grupo, inserem-se os pacientes com obesidade mórbida, submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica. Apesar da importância dessa cirurgia na melhoria das condições de saúde desses indivíduos, ela não é isenta de riscos, o que determina atuações preventivas específicas para um procedimento seguro, seja definindo critérios para sua realização, seja prevendo e provendo necessidades especiais dos pacientes em todo o período perioperatório. Não há dúvidas sobre a importância da atuação da enfermagem, principalmente na fase transoperatória, momento crítico do ato anestésico-cirúrgico. No entanto, não é amplamente conhecido se e como a enfermagem vem produzindo conhecimento para atuar nessa problemática, e suas evidências. Para esse reconhecimento, o presente estudo realizou uma revisão integrativa da literatura científica, a partir da questão: Há evidências no conhecimento produzido pela enfermagem sobre necessidades de segurança do paciente no período transoperatório de cirurgia bariátrica que subsidiem a prática clínica? A busca da literatura, a partir de descritores previamente selecionados, foi realizada nas bases eletrônicas PubMEd, Medline, LILACS, Scielo, CINAHL, Cochrane, Nursing Consult, Joanna Briggs e International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare, sendo identificados 589 estudos. Submetidos a três processos de seleção, desse total foram incluídos 14 estudos, ao atenderem especificamente à questão formulada. Todos esses estudos foram publicados a partir de 2003, oriundos basicamente dos Estados Unidos da América (13-92,85%), no idioma inglês, com exceção de um, do Brasil (7,14%), escrito em português. A maioria deles (8) constitui opiniões/reflexões/informações, seguindo-se propostas de programa, protocolo e ou guias de recomendações (5). Destes, 4 foram desenvolvidos por meio de pesquisa secundária (revisão de literatura). Apenas um estudo correspondeu a pesquisa primária, no caso, exploratória descritiva. Somente dois estudos incluídos tratam especificamente da temática desta revisão integrativa - período transoperatório; os demais se referem a todo o período perioperatório, desde a decisão pela cirurgia até acompanhamento após a alta, considerando, portanto, o transoperatório enquanto etapa desse contexto. Pela classificação de evidência utilizada os estudos analisados inserem-se nos níveis C e D. Desse modo, o conhecimento de enfermagem identificado para atuação em necessidades de segurança do paciente no período transoperatório (e também em todo o perioperatório) de cirurgia bariátrica não constitui evidências fortes, permanecendo predominantemente no nível racional teórico, portanto, carecendo de demonstração por meio de pesquisas primárias. A partir de uma classificação arbitrária desse conhecimento produzido constata-se que predominam considerações sobre ambiente físico, incluindo estrutura e previsão/provisão de recursos materiais, nas formas de mobiliário e insumos de assistência. Conclui-se pela pertinência de realização de estudos primários de variados enfoques, tanto para evidenciar o impacto e a eficiência do conhecimento atualmente disponível, quanto para identificar outras necessidades ou gerar outras ações inovadoras. / The object of this study is the nursing role in patient safety in the perioperative period of bariatric surgery. Although a global movement to promote a system-wide approach to safer surgical is already ongoing in many hospitals, the clinical practice shows lack of material and human resources, as well as health care planning to identify and respond to special needs of the patients. Patients with morbidly obese undergoing to bariatric surgery can be included in this group. Despite the importance of this surgery at the improvement of health conditions of these individuals, it is not a procedure free of risks, which determines specific preventive interventions for a safe procedure, that includes surgery criteria, prevention of special needs of the patient during the perioperative period. There is no doubt about the importance of nursing, especially in the intraoperative phase, the critical moment of the surgical anesthetic procedures. However, it is not widely known the evidences and how and if the nurses has produced knowledge to intervene in this issue. For this identification, this study conducted an integrative review of scientific literature based on this question: There is evidence in the knowledge produced by nursing on security needs of the patient during the perioperative period of bariatric surgery that support clinical practice? The literature search with descriptors previously selected was performed in the electronic databases PubMed, Medline, LILACS, SciELO, CINAHL, Cochrane, Nursing Consult, and Joanna Briggs International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare and identified 589 studies. After three selection processes, it was included 14 studies that matched the eligibility criteria. All these studies have been published since 2003, primarily from the United States of America (13 to 92.85%), in English, except one, of Brazil (7.14%), written in Portuguese. Most of them (8) expresses opinions, ideas and informations that follow program proposals, protocols, guidelines and recommendations (5). Of these, 4 was secondary research (literature review). Only one study was a primary research, which means an exploratory descriptive study. Only two studies included was about the perioperative period - theme of this integrative review. The other ones referred to the entire perioperative period, since the decision to undergo to the surgery until the follow up discharge, considering the perioperative as a step at the perioperative context. The studies analyzed were at level C and D according to the evidence classification adopted. Thus, the knowledge of nursing identified to intervene in security needs of the patient during the perioperative period (and also throughout the period) of bariatric surgery is not a strong evidence, remaining predominantly in the theoretical rationale level, therefore, lacking of primary researches. From an arbitrary classification of knowledge produced, it is demonstrated that the physical environment, including structure and prediction or provision of material resources, such as furniture and supplies of assistance are predominant concerns. We concluded that it is relevant to conduct primary studies with different study designs and objectives to evidence the impact and effectiveness of currently available knowledge, and to identify other needs or create others innovative interventions.
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Papel clínico do enfermeiro: desenvolvimento do conceito / The clinical role of the nurse: concept development

Maria Angélica Mendes 11 February 2010 (has links)
Recente profusão de novos papéis profissionais do enfermeiro e mudanças nas práticas da enfermagem têm sido descritas mundialmente e exercem impacto no tipo de cuidado provido e nas formas de sua provisão. O interesse deste estudo é a ideia de papel clínico, que, apesar de ser uma expressão comumente usada no cotidiano, é pouco explorada em termos conceituais. Este estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver o conceito de papel clínico do enfermeiro. A Metodologia de Análise Qualitativa de Conceito foi aplicada em suas três fases: Identificação dos Atributos, Verificação dos Atributos e Identificação das Manifestações do Conceito. Na primeira fase, os atributos abstratos e universais do conceito foram identificados, utilizando-se a Análise Crítica da Literatura, que resultou no estudo de 24 publicações. Na segunda fase, aplicou-se a Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados para verificar os atributos do papel clínico na experiência do enfermeiro. Nessa fase, realizou-se estudo com sete enfermeiros assistenciais do Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo. Os dados foram coletados por entrevistas abertas, que foram analisadas e interpretadas em categorias inter-relacionadas, com a derivação de um modelo teórico da experiência do papel clínico do enfermeiro. Na terceira fase, os dados das fases anteriores foram comparados e integrados, possibilitando a proposição teórica do conceito. Os resultados da análise evidenciaram que papel clínico do enfermeiro é um processo psicossocial resultante da interação do enfermeiro com o paciente, com o contexto e consigo mesmo. Autonomia clínica configurou-se como elemento central da interação do enfermeiro com o paciente na experiência do papel clínico. O significado da experiência do papel clínico foi expresso no empoderamento do enfermeiro pelo exercício da autonomia clínica, que mostra o alcance de resultados manifestados na própria interação do enfermeiro com o paciente, consigo mesmo ou com o contexto. Os dados indicaram ter o paciente como o centro do cuidado, ter finalidades e intencionalidade como atributos principais do papel clínico. O desempenho do papel clínico requer que o enfermeiro tome posse da autonomia clínica, que a exerça nas interações e nas ações junto ao paciente e se perceba empoderado por esse exercício. Papel clínico é uma competência que se articula como uma forma de poder, mediado pela autonomia clínica. A autonomia clínica concede ao enfermeiro o poder de pensar, de imaginar, de planejar o cuidado e de influir na saúde do paciente. A análise do conceito do papel clínico contribuirá para reflexões sobre as dimensões envolvidas na prática e no ensino de enfermagem e para informar não só as políticas de ensino e de práticas profissionais, mas também as políticas de saúde. / Recent profusion of new professional roles of the nurse and changes in the practice of nursing have been worldwide described and have an impact on the type of care provided as well as on the forms of its provision. The interest of this study is the idea of the clinical role, which inspite of being a commonly used daily expression, is little explored in conceptual terms. This study has had as an objective the development of the concept of the clinical role of the nurse. The Methodology of Qualitative Analysis of Concept has been applied in its three phases: Identification of the Attributes, Verification of the Attributes and Identification of the Manifestations of the Concept. In the first phase, abstract and universal attributes of the concept have been identified using Critical Analysis of Literature, which resulted in the study of 24 publications. In the second phase, Grounded Theory has been applied to verify the attributes of the clinical role in the nurses experience. In this phase, a study has been carried out with seven assistential nurses from the São Paulo Universitys Hospital. Data has been collected by open interviews, which has been analysed and interpreted in interrelated categories, deriving to a theorical model of the nurses clinical roles experience. In the third phase, the data of the previous phases were compared and integrated, permitting the theorical proposition of the concept. The results of the analysis have proved that the nurses clinical role is a psychosocial process resulting from the interaction of the nurse with the patient, with the context and with himself. Clinical autonomy has configured as a central element in the interaction of the nurse with the patient in the clinical roles experience. The significance of the clinical roles experience has been expressed in the empowerment of the nurse through the exercise of clinical autonomy, which shows the range of achieved results shown in the nurses interaction with the patient, with himself or with the context. Data has indicated to have the patient as the center of attention, to have purposes and intentions as the main attributes of the clinical role. The performance of the clinical role requires that the nurse takes lead of the clinical autonomy, exercises it during interactions and actions with the patient and feels empowered by this exercise. The clinical role is an ability which, through clinical autonomy, is articulated as a form of power. Clinical autonomy concedes the nurse the power to think, to imagine, to make care plans and to influence the patients health. The analysis of the clinical roles concept will help to have reflections about the dimensions involved in the practice and teaching of nursing and to inform, not only the educational and professional practices politics, but health politics as well.
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Bemötande i den mångkulturella vården ur ett patientperspektiv : En litteraturstudie

Blom, Louise, Ienea, Olivia January 2018 (has links)
Background: Healthcare professionals meet patients with different cultural backgrounds. The patient’s culture can influence his view on health and disease, which indicates that cultural competence is an important feature of healthcare professionals in order to provide care with respect for the cultural differences that exist. Previous research shows that lack of knowledge for different cultures can lead to arising of poor attitudes at the healthcare professionals, which in turn can lead to discrimination. Healthcare professionals feel that there may be difficulties in caring for patients with different cultures as communication barriers. Aim: The aim of this thesis was to compile current research findings that illustrate how patients with different cultural backgrounds can experience the encounter with the medical care and which factors that can affect the experience. Method: A literature review based on 12 qualitative studies. Result: The way healthcare professionals act influences how people experience encounter in health care. The patients felt they were treated with respect. They experienced involvement and empathy, which strengthened the care relationship. They considered that they were seen as unique individuals by healthcare professionals and experienced equality in the encounter. Patientes felt that the experience of the encounter impaired due to language barriers. These communication barriers led to patients having a passive attitude in the care relationship and the patients experienced lack of participation. Patient felt that the encounter improved if the healthcare professionals were culturally competent. Patients did not experience any discrimination in the encounter, however, other patients considered that a poor encounter and prejudices among healthcare professionals could lead to patients feeling inferior. Conclusion: This literature review illustrates how patients with different culture backgrounds experience the encounter with the medical care and obstacles that can occur and complicate the medical encounter. The healthcare professionals should have knowledge about how patients with different culture backgrounds experience the medical encounter in order to apply it in health care and to give individualized care.
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Icke-verbal kommunikation i omvårdnadsrelationen : En litteraturöversikt om patienters upplevelser / Nonverbal communication in a nurse-patient relationship : A literature review of patients' experiences

Danneholm, Hedvig, Elo, Hanna January 2017 (has links)
Bakgrund: Icke-verbal kommunikation definieras som all kommunikation utöver det talade ordet. Tidigare studier har visat att patienter värdesätter icke-verbala signaler såsom ögonkontakt, kroppsspråk och beröring, men att beröring sällan används som ett medvetet kommunikationsmedel. Det finns en underrepresentation av forskning kring icke-verbal kommunikation när det gäller sjuksköterskor, jämfört med andra yrkesgrupper. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva patienters upplevelser av icke-verbal kommunikation inom omvårdnadsrelationen. Metod: En allmän litteraturöversikt över åtta kvalitativa vetenskapliga artiklar. Resultat: Resultatet består av fem teman; varierande icke-verbal kommunikation i omvårdnadsrelationen, att göra patienten delaktig, beröringens påverkan på patienten, könets betydelse i upplevelsen av beröring och patientens utsatthet. Det var viktigt med en grundläggande relation innan beröring fick användas. Beröring hade positiva effekter på patienter såsom att få dem att känna sig sedda, accepterade och förankrade. Användandet av icke-verbal kommunikation kunde göra patienten delaktig eller stärka dess utsatthet. En problematik gällande sjuksköterskans eller patientens kön vid beröring framkom, då beröring exempelvis kunde väcka sexuell upphetsning. Slutsatser: Resultatet indikerar att sjuksköterskors kunskap om icke-verbal kommunikation och beröring behöver öka. Även i den kliniska praktiken behövs insatser för att sjuksköterskan ska ha tid att reflektera över och främja sin icke-verbala kommunikation. / Background: Nonverbal communication is defined as all means of communication beyond the spoken word. Previous studies show that patients value nonverbal signals such as eye contact, body language and touch, but also that touch is seldom used as a conscious means of communication. There is also an underrepresentation of research on nonverbal communication among nurses, compared to other professions. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe patients’ experiences of nonverbal communication in the nurse-patient relationship. Methods: A general literature review of eight scientific studies with a qualitative approach. Results: The results consist of five themes; variable nonverbal communication in the nurse-patient relationship, involving the patient, the impact of touch on the patient, the significance of gender on the experience of touch and the patient’s vulnerability. It was important to build a relationship with the patient before using touch. Touch had positive effects on patients, such as making them feel seen, accepted and anchored. The use of nonverbal communication could involve the patients or increase their vulnerability. An issue regarding the gender of the nurses or the patients arose while touching, which could cause sexual excitement for example. Conclusions: The results indicate that nurses’ knowledge concerning nonverbal communication and physical touch should be increased. In clinical practice, there is also a need for efforts to give nurses time to reflect on and increase their nonverbal communication.
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Changing Physical Activity Behavior with Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A Dissertation

Allen, Nancy A. 26 October 2006 (has links)
Up to 60% of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) do not participate in regular physical activity (PA) despite the known benefits. To encourage these individuals to increase PA behavior, this study tested the feasibility and implementation of a nurse-directed counseling intervention using continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). The study used a framework derived from self-efficacy theory to 1) compare changes in self-efficacy, BP and activity counts between participants receiving CGMS counseling and standard T2DM counseling, 2) examine relationships between PA self-efficacy and BP and activity counts, 3) evaluate recruitment, retention, and screening strategies, and 4) assess instrument reliability and utility. Adults (N=52) with T2DM (non-insulin requiring, inactive) were randomized to intervention (n=27) or control groups (n=25). Both groups received 90 minutes of diabetes education with a follow-up phone call at 4 weeks. The intervention group also received feedback on their own CGMS graphs and a role model's graph depicting PA related reductions in glucose levels. PA benefits/barriers were discussed and goals were set. Outcomes were recorded at 1 and 8 weeks. Participants were older (57±14 years), predominantly (90%) white, about half (52%) female, and had diabetes for 8±7 years. Relative to the control group, participants receiving the intervention had higher self-efficacy scores at 8 weeks, indicating more confidence in sticking to a PA program. Their light/sedentary activity minutes decreased significantly and moderate activity minutes increased significantly; systolic BP, A1c and BMI decreased significantly. Only self-efficacy for "Sticking to it" was positively associated with moderate activity. The most successful recruitment media was multiple newspaper press releases. Most referrals came from endocrinology physicians. Of 231 study volunteers, 106 did not meet the criterion of A1c≥7.5%. These data suggest that CGMS feedback is feasible for counseling individuals with T2DM to improve PA and may improve risk factors for diabetes-related complications. Newspaper press releases are effective for recruiting participants with T2DM. Less restrictive inclusion criteria in a larger study may allow more participation by sedentary individuals with T2DM but may reduce effect size. CGMS was well tolerated and its data aided diabetes-related teaching.

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