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dc.contributor.authorEdvardsen, Trine Lise
dc.contributor.authorLorem, Geir F
dc.contributor.authorMehus, Grete
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-27T13:27:47Z
dc.date.available2021-04-27T13:27:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-02
dc.description.abstractIn Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, many villages are remote and scattered between vast stretches of uninhabited land, with mountain crossings that are often closed in winter or where one can only drive in single file behind a snowplough. This may mean periodic total isolation and daily challenges with long distances to other professionals and hospitals. These special circumstances mean that nurses must act more independently than elsewhere. Objectives: The aim was to explore the challenges of rural nurses in palliative cancer care, and the prerequisites to maintain a suitable professional standard in their nursing. Methods: This study is qualitative with an explorative design and reports the results of the content analysis of interviews with five nurses, living in small, multi-ethnic villages. Findings: The main finding of the study is that the nurses experienced themselves as being alone geographically and professionally in their practice of palliative care. The established infrastructure for performing advanced nursing in patients’ homes is poorly adapted to the geographical and professional situation in rural areas such as Finnmark, and suboptimal information about patients arriving from hospitals can compromise the quality of care. Advanced nursing is performed when specialists are far away and there is no palliative team, and they care for patients who are often their family members, friends and acquaintances, which involves role ambiguity and a risk of over-involvement. Conclusion: The study shows that requirements to enhance palliative cancer care are to establish palliative teams, discharge summaries present in transition, the necessary drugs and medical equipment for several days, and relevant training of personnel.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEdvardsen TL, Lorem gfl, Mehus G. Pallitative care in rural and remote areas. Nordisk sygeplejeforskning. 2020;10(3):150-163en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1744833
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1892-2686-2020-03-02
dc.identifier.issn1892-2678
dc.identifier.issn1892-2686
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21078
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherScandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlageten_US
dc.relation.journalNordisk sygeplejeforskning
dc.relation.urihttps://www.idunn.no/nsf/2020/03/palliative_care_in_rural_and_remote_areas
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en_US
dc.titlePallitative care in rural and remote areas. Challenges facing rural nurses in palliative cancer care in the far North of Norwayen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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