Thinking strategies used by registered nurses during drug administration in nursing homes-An observational study.

Aim: To explore registered nurses' thinking strategies during the drug administration process in nursing homes.

Design: An exploratory qualitative design.

Methods: Eight registered nurses, one male and seven female, in five nursing home wards in Mid-Norway were observed during 15 drug dispensing rounds (175 drug dispensing episodes).

The art of making the right exception to the "rule": Nurses' experiences with drug dispensing in nursing homes.

Nurses are key professionals in ensuring safe drug management in nursing homes, and their practice is regulated by a number of guidelines. The present study aimed to explore nurses' experiences of dispensing drugs to older people in nursing homes by using an exploratory qualitative design. Focus group interviews were conducted in three nursing homes in central Norway; the data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Drug modification by nurses in Norwegian nursing homes: A cross-sectional study.

Crushing and dividing pills among older patients in nursing homes appears to be a common yet not harmless practice. Because few updates exist regarding the role of nurses and their dispensing of drugs in nursing homes, this study sought to describe the occurrence, methods, and causes of nurses' drug modification and to examine possible factors associated with drug modification in this context. A cross-sectional study of 273 dispensing episodes of solid oral drugs made by nurses, were observed during day and evening shifts.

It is just that people treat you like a human being: The meaning of dignity for patients with substance use disorders.

Introduction: Patients who suffer from substance use disorder (SUD) might receive services from different service providers in an opioid maintenance treatment programme (OMT) and have a widespread and complex need for nursing.

Background: Literature reveals that prejudices against people with SUD exist. There is a lack of studies exploring patients with SUD experiences of preserving their dignity in the encounter with healthcare staff.

Patients' experiences with metaphors in a solution-focused approach to improve self-management skills: a qualitative study.

Aim: To explore how participants taking part in a session based on a solution-focused approach to enhance self-management skills experienced the metaphor "Captain of the ship" used in the educational material.

Methods: A qualitative study with semi-structured focus group interviews with 16 participants in different self-management programmes. The educational material used the metaphor "Captain of the ship".