Caring for patients with eating deficiencies in palliative care-Registered nurses' experiences: A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: The aim was to explore RNs' experiences of caring for patients with eating deficiencies in palliative care.

Background: Food and mealtimes are fundamental aspects for wellbeing and social interactions. The worldwide trajectory of ageing populations may result in increased need for palliative care.

Experiences of food and mealtime from the perspective of patients with chronic life-limiting disease: A mixed-method systematic review.

Aim: To describe and synthesise experiences of food and mealtimes from the perspective of patients with chronic life-limiting disease.

Design: A mixed-method systematic review.

Data Sources: The databases Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Nursing and Allied Health Database, PsycINFO, PubMed, Soc Index and Web of Science Core Collection were searched (January 2000 to March 2019).

Brief admission (BA) for patients with emotional instability and self-harm: nurses' perspectives - person-centred care in clinical practice.

: Emotional instability and self-harm pose major problems for society and health care. There are effective interventions in outpatient care, but when patients need inpatient care, nurses often struggle meeting their patient's needs. Brief admission (BA) is a newly implemented crisis intervention and novel form of inpatient care.

Homeless persons' experiences of health- and social care: A systematic integrative review.

Homelessness is associated with high risks of morbidity and premature death. Many interventions aimed to improve physical and mental health exist, but do not reach the population of persons experiencing homelessness. Despite the widely reported unmet healthcare needs, more information about the barriers and facilitators that affect access to care for persons experiencing homelessness is needed.

Communication skills in nursing: A phenomenologically-based communication training approach.

The aim of this article is to present a communication skills training curriculum for nursing students, based upon phenomenology. Research shows that nurses have difficulty prioritizing dialogue with patients, due to lack of time, organizational and cultural factors. Like other health care professionals, nurses may also have difficulties communicating with patients due to personal fears and shortcomings.