Bachelor's degree in radiography is a high-tech health education. The subject nuclear medicine has been characterized by traditional and passive teaching methods with demotivated and inactive radiography students. As a tool to promote student activity, motivation, and learning, we developed and applied a new digital online teaching module in the subject nuclear medicine. In this study, we seek answers ...

Det ble innledet SAK-samarbeid mellom sykepleierutdanningene i Tromsø, Harstad og Hammerfest. Målet med dette samarbeidet var å styrke utdanningen av sykepleiere spesielt til kommunehelsetjenesten i landsdelen. Alle tre institusjoner hadde etablert deltidsstudier eller desentraliserte deltidsstudier med innslag av nettstøttet undervisning. Ønske om å styrke samarbeidet innenfor sykepleierutdanning ...

Abstract Rationale The number of torture survivors is on the rise, posing issues for their care in healthcare settings. Even healthcare experts with training in refugee care are unaware of the health difficulties faced by torture survivors. Any medical evaluation or treatment has the potential to re-traumatize torture survivors, thereby reactivating trauma symptoms without applicable guidelines ...

<i>Introduction</i> - While shared decision‐making (SDM) training programmes for health professionals have been developed in several countries, few have been evaluated. In Norway, a comprehensive curriculum, “klar for samvalg” (ready for SDM), for interprofessional health‐care teams was created using generic didactic methods and guidance to tailor training to various contexts. The programmes adapted ...

<p><i>Background</i>: Most motor function improvements in people who have experienced strokes occur within the first 3 months. However, individuals showing complete or nearly complete arm function recovery, as assessed using clinical scales, still show certain movement kinematic deficits at 3 months, post-stroke. This study evaluated the changes in upper extremity kinematics, in individuals demonstrating ...

Artikkelen handler om hvorvidt, og på hvilken måte refleksjonsgrupper med sykepleierstudenter og sykepleielærer i spesialisthelsetjenesten er virksomme i oppøving til å bli en kyndig sykepleier. Studentenes ukentlige refleksjonsmøter i løpet av deres medisinske praksisperiode er blitt til i løpet av et pedagogisk aksjonsforskningsprosjekt (2006 – 2009), kalt ”Når praksisfelt og skole flyter sammen”. ...

Background - Research shows a lack of continuity in service provision during the transition from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injuries (ABI). There is a need to gather and synthesize knowledge about services that can support strategies for more standardized referral and services supporting this critical transition phase for patients with ABI. We aimed to identify how rehabilitation ...

Hensikten med artikkelen er å belyse en kommunes erfaringer med å samhandle og vurdere behov for pleie- og omsorgstjenester for samiske pasienter som tilhører reindriften og kommer til sommerhjemmet. Dette er en viktig problemstilling med tanke på reindriftssamenes rett til likeverdige helsetjenester uavhengig av hvor de oppholder seg.

How should research be assessed? This is a core question in all institutions supporting research activities. To legitimise their existence, their autonomy, and their power, higher education institutions need tools for assessment that can verify their position as society’s guardians of truth and critical thinking. In addition to regular evaluation of performance on an institutional level, usually ...

Drawing on three central sources of data on the development in e-health use in Norway (studies from the Norwegian Centre for e-Health Research, studies from Statistics Norway, and the Tromsø 7 Study), we describe the rising importance of e-health. Originally restricted to a limited use within the health services, in recent years the use of e-health has gained momentum both in the general population ...