The number of hidden refugees in Sweden is estimated to be at least 15,000. The law, which only allows this group a very limited access to health care, can be considered to clash with the human rights and the ethical codes related to the health care professionals. The aim of the study was to examine how the personnel in public health care may experience treating hidden refugees and which ethical conflicts that may be connected to this. The study, which is of a qualitative descriptive design, is based on eight semi-structured interviews. The interviewees were trained nurses and mid-wives in an emergency room, a maternity ward and a health care centre for asylum seekers. The experience of treating hidden refugees amongst the informants was limited. The study proved that the knowledge of laws and guidelines regarding hidden refugees amongst the interviewed health care personnel was poor. The interviewees presumed that it would be mentally trying if the law impeded them from giving a patient the care needed. The lack of knowledge of laws and guidelines that appeared from the interviews, may lead to an insecurity for the patient, as well as for the personnel. An increasing knowledge and accurate guidelines at the work place would improve the treatment of hidden refugees. / I Sverige uppskattas att det finns minst 15000 gömda flyktingar. Lagstiftningen, som endast tillåter en begränsad vård för den gruppen, kan anses stå i konflikt med de mänskliga rättigheterna och sjukvårdspersonalens yrkesetiska koder. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur sjukvårdspersonal som arbetar inom landstinget kan uppleva vård av gömda flyktingar och vilka etiska konflikter som kan vara kopplade till detta. Studien, som är en intervjustudie med kvalitativ deskriptiv design, baseras på åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer. Informanterna utgjordes av sjuksköterskor och barnmorskor på akutmottagning, BB-avdelning och en vårdcentral för flyktingar. Informanternas erfarenhet av att vårda gömda flyktingar var begränsad. Det framkom av studien att kunskapen om lagar och riktlinjer gällande vård av gömda flyktingar hos den intervjuade sjukvårdspersonalen var bristfällig. Informanterna förutsatte att det skulle vara psykiskt påfrestande om lagen hindrade dem att ge vård till en patient. Den brist på kunskap om lagar och riktlinjer som framkom av intervjuerna, leder till en osäkerhet för både patienten och personalen. Ökad kunskap om lagar och ordentliga riktlinjer på arbetsplatsen skulle underlätta vården av gömda flyktingar.

There seems to be a gap in previous literature where economists and social scientists do not focus on factors driving emigration of health professionals between developed coun-tries. Although, there is a lot of literature that discusses emigration of health profession-als from developing towards developed countries, there are few previous studies of health professional emigration between developed to developed countries. This paper examines and analyzes factors which might be of importance in determining the direc-tion of emigration of health professionals between developed countries. The concept of health professionals in our study contains people with more than 3 years of education within the health and social welfare sector, not referring to any particular occupation such as nurses, doctors, dentist etc; or whether they are specialized in any area. This pa-per analyses factors that affect emigration of Swedish health professionals, using eco-nomic and social variables in a structured regression model. The results indicate that the percentage of Swedish health professionals is directly affected by factors of destination countries such as geographical proximity, GDP(PPP) per capita, income tax rate and co-workers encouraging development.

<p>There seems to be a gap in previous literature where economists and social scientists do not focus on factors driving emigration of health professionals between developed coun-tries. Although, there is a lot of literature that discusses emigration of health profession-als from developing towards developed countries, there are few previous studies of health professional emigration between developed to developed countries. This paper examines and analyzes factors which might be of importance in determining the direc-tion of emigration of health professionals between developed countries. The concept of health professionals in our study contains people with more than 3 years of education within the health and social welfare sector, not referring to any particular occupation such as nurses, doctors, dentist etc; or whether they are specialized in any area. This pa-per analyses factors that affect emigration of Swedish health professionals, using eco-nomic and social variables in a structured regression model. The results indicate that the percentage of Swedish health professionals is directly affected by factors of destination countries such as geographical proximity, GDP(PPP) per capita, income tax rate and co-workers encouraging development.</p>

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Background: During the 1980s, the fear of HIV spread over the world. Health professionals'attitudes to patients with HIV, was negatively impacted because of their fear to be infected.Patients with HIV have therefore,during disease history's first two decades, experienced stigma and discrimination in the response from health professionals. Because of the increasing knowledge of HIV it is of interest to study patients' contemporary experiences of the encounter with health professionals. Aim:To explore how patients with HIV experiencing the meeting with health professionals. Method:Literature study with seven qualitative and three quantitative articles. Results:Two themes were found; to be discriminated and to be powerless and extradited. To be discriminated describes that patients in several cases been treated differently than others, by health professionals.To be powerless and extradited describes that patients are not allowed tobe involved in their care and they have distrust to health care providers.Conclusion:Patients with HIV experience discrimination, excessive precautions and ignorance which cause a care suffering. It is important that the nurse is aware of the deficiencies in the treatment to work towards a good care relationship.There is a great need for further research regarding to explore how patients with HIV experiencing the treatment from health professionals.

Few social boundaries still exist regarding tattooed individuals in Western society, yet the professional workplace remains a barrier to heavily tattooed individuals today. The historical stigma attached to heavily tattooed people is still pervasive across many professional communities. A series of ethnographic interviews examine the decision heavily tattooed professionals make to "cover up" their tattoos. Focusing on identity management as it relates to tattoo wearers in a professional context, the research seeks to explain the communicative processes that heavily tattooed individuals use to negotiate professional life. This perspective will work to explore the impact of identity and authenticity on the tattooed self, the safety provided by covering-up in the workplace, and the identity struggle faced by heavily tattooed individuals when covering up.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate predefined headings in a Swedish county council multi-professional EHR system in terms of their shared application, what aspects of health and health care they reflected, and their correspondence to legal requirements. An analysis of 3 596 predefined headings, applied to 20 398 104 occasions by eight professional groups, was conducted. Less than 2% of the predefined headings were applied by all eight professional groups, whereas 60% were not shared at all between the professional groups. A classification of the predefined headings revealed that 13% were “Specialist terms”, which were the least ambiguous predefined headings, 46% were “Terms for specific purposes”, which are less ambiguous than the “Common words” (28%), which were the most ambiguous predefined headings according to the sociolinguistic method employed. The remaining predefined headings (13%) were sorted into “Unclassified headings”. A qualitative content analysis of the predefined headings yielded 23 subcategories grouped into five categories: Description of the patient, Health care process, Resources employed, Administrative documentation, and Development and research. A comparison of the 23 subcategories to the Patient Data Act showed, first, that 15 of 23 subcategories corresponded to four legal requirements, second, that there were legal requirements with a focus on patient rights that were not being met, and third, that there were eight subcategories of predefined headings that could not be attributed to the legal provisions of the Patient Data Act. In conclusion, the proportion of shared predefined headings in the EHRs was limited. The predefined headings in the multi-professional EHRs did not constitute a joint language for specific purposes. A meaningful structure comprising categories and subcategories of different aspects of health and health care as reflected in the applied predefined headings was identified. The structure reflected a wide range of health and health care. No subcategory corresponded to the three legal requirements concerning patient rights. Future research should include professionals’ and patients’ understanding of predefined headings, the correspondence of documented notes to predefined headings and how the documentation in the EHR has had an impact on patient safety.

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