Nursing staff's assessments of medication management process in the psychiatric and operative domains: A cross-sectional study after introduction of an electronic medication chart.

Aims And Objectives: To describe nursing staff's assessments of medication management process in the psychiatric and operative domains after introduction of an electronic medication chart.

Background: The medication management process includes all structures and practices within the organisation that guide and support medication administration and related procedures.

Design: A cross-sectional survey.

Healthcare professionals' perceptions of advance care planning in palliative care unit: a qualitative descriptive study.

Aims And Objectives: To describe healthcare professionals' perceptions of advance care planning (ACP) in palliative care unit in hospital ward or outpatient clinic.

Background: Clinical guidelines recommend timely ACP as a central component of patient-centred palliative care. However, the ACP concept and terminology have been judged to be confusing, and practices are not established.

Electronic Medication Administration System Supports Safe Medication Administration.

The purpose of this study is to describe nurses' views of what supports safe medication administration in the current electronic medication administration system. Data was collected at the turn of 2014-2015 and open-ended answers were inductively analyzed using content analysis. The system's usefulness, good usability, and the feature that there is extra information available on medications and the patient-specific information needed in medication administration are elements that support safe medication administration.

Advance care planning for patients with cancer in palliative care: A scoping review from a professional perspective.

Aims And Objectives: To describe advance care planning (ACP) for patients with cancer in palliative care from professionals' perspective.

Background: The number of patients with cancer is increasing. Palliative care should be based on timely ACP so that patients receive the care they prefer.