Senior nursing students' reflections on deviations from guideline adherence regarding venous blood specimen collection practice: A qualitative study.

Background: Venous blood specimen collection is a common procedure within healthcare and both diagnoses as well as treatment evaluation, are often based on results from these analyses. However, studies among both students and staff have demonstrated suboptimal adherence to venous blood specimen collection practice guidelines which in turn might jeopardize patient safety.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe final semester nursing students' experiences of deviations from venous blood specimen collection practice guidelines during clinical training.

'Excessive sweating is not a feminine thing': A qualitative study of women's experiences suffering from primary hyperhidrosis.

Background: Primary hyperhidrosis, excessive focal sweating is a common disease equally affecting men and women. Women tend to seek care more often and assess being more affected by hyperhidrosis in their daily life. The aim of this study was to explore experiences of living with primary hyperhidros in a sample of 15 women.

Do team and task performance improve after training situation awareness? A randomized controlled study of interprofessional intensive care teams.

Background: When working in complex environments with critically ill patients, team performance is influenced by situation awareness in teams. Moreover, improved situation awareness in the teams will probably improve team and task performance. The aim of this study is to evaluate an educational programme on situation awareness for interprofessional teams at the intensive care units using team and task performance as outcomes.

Navigating in the fog. Facing delays, rejection and ignorance when seeking help for primary hyperhidrosis.

Primary hyperhidrosis (PH) is a disease characterized by focal and excessive sweating.: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of men and women with PH when seeking help for their condition.: A qualitative interview study with 30 men and women diagnosed with PH was conducted.

Factors Influencing Team and Task Performance in Intensive Care Teams in a Simulated Scenario.

Introduction: Healthcare teams and their performance in a complex environment such as that of intensive care units (ICUs) are influenced by several factors. This study investigates the relationship between team background characteristics and team as well as task performance.

Methods: This study included 105 professionals (26 teams), working at the ICUs of 2 hospitals in Northern Sweden.