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Nurses from EU-countries were poorly prepared to work in Norway

Nurses from countries like Poland, Lithuania and Spain are unprepared for the expectations and the large amounts of responsibility that nurses have in Norway.

Nurses can smell infections

Many people have heard of the clinical eye. But the nose is also important when nurses assess a patient’s condition.

Student nurses get a grip on research

Student nurses comprehend and appreciate more research than students on the paths to becoming teachers or engineers.

Elderly treated by 17 different aides on average per 28 days

Elderly Norwegians who live at home and receive assistance from district nurses and nursing aides have to cope with far more individual helpers than recommended. But the patients rarely complain.

Talking can help heal crash victims

Patients admitted to casualty wards are less prone to develop post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression if followed up with nurse-led therapeutic interventions.

Care but no caring

Nursing care at home can be the best solution for many elderly who manage to live on their own. But a new study reveals how they frequently encounter a lack of respect and empathy from nurses.

Shift-working nurses need more shuteye

Nurses suffer insomnia and fatigue because of shift work, especially if they work night shifts and three-shift rotational schedules.

Chronicles for the comatose

Norwegian nurses keep diaries for their patients who are in comas. When patients wake up these special journals can help them cope with traumas.