Nursing students' perception of nursing knowledge: A qualitative study.

Aim: To explore nursing students' perception of nursing knowledge.

Design: Qualitative interview study.

Methods: Semistructured individual interviews with nine nursing students in their third year were conducted via a cloud-based video communication app.

Experiences of Norwegian co-parents during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: A qualitative study.

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have had a major impact on the organization of health services in Europe. Co-parents' experiences of not being allowed to fully participate during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period is poorly understood. We investigated how the non-birthing partner experienced becoming a parent during the pandemic.

Mirror of shame: Patients experiences of late-stage COPD. A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: This study aims to shed light on patients with late-stage COPD and their experiences of shame.

Background: Patients with COPD often experience shame for bringing the disease into their lives due to smoking. Knowledge about patients with COPD and their feelings of shame is crucial, but limited, however.

Practice Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit.

Topic: A substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies because of lack of knowledge of best practices.

Clinical Relevance: Research shows that high-quality end-of-life care is possible in an intensive care unit.

Empowerment in healthcare: A thematic synthesis and critical discussion of concept analyses of empowerment.

Objective: The objective of this study is to shed light on common characteristics revealed in concept analyses of empowerment to contribute to further understanding. A further objective is to discuss how the perspective of healthcare service users appeared in the concept analyses.

Methods: The review was performed by systematically searching Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and ERIC.

Older patients with late-stage COPD: Their illness experiences and involvement in decision-making regarding mechanical ventilation and noninvasive ventilation.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the illness experiences of older patients with late-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to develop knowledge about how patients perceive their preferences to be taken into account in decision-making processes concerning mechanical ventilation and/or noninvasive ventilation.

Background: Decisions about whether older patients with late-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will benefit from noninvasive ventilation treatment or whether the time has come for palliative treatment are complicated, both medically and ethically. Knowledge regarding patients' values and preferences concerning ventilation support is crucial yet often lacking.

Nurses' role and care practices in decision-making regarding artificial ventilation in late stage pulmonary disease.

Background: Decisions regarding whether or not to institute mechanical ventilation during the later stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is challenging both ethically, emotionally and medically. Caring for these patients is a multifaceted process where nurses play a crucial role. Research question and design: We have investigated how nurses experienced their own role in decision-making processes regarding mechanical ventilation in later stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how they consider the patients' role in these processes.