• Coping with moral distress on acute psychiatric wards: A qualitative study 

      Jansen, Trine-Lise; Hem, Marit Helene; Danbolt, Lars Johan; Hanssen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Nurses working within acute psychiatric settings often face multifaceted moral dilemmas and incompatible demands. Methods: Qualitative individual and focus group interviews were conducted. Ethical considerations: ...
    • Dignity at stake in educational relations - The significance of confirmation 

      Stikholmen, Tone; Nåden, Dagfinn; Alvsvåg, Herdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: It is a goal in nursing education to promote students’ dignity and facilitate this core value. Students’ experience of dignity is shaped by the student–supervisor relationship. Literature shows limited knowledge ...
    • Dignity in relationships and existence in nursing homes’ cultures 

      Rehnsfeldt, Arne Wilhelm; Slettebø, Åshild; Lohne, Vibeke; Sæteren, Berit; Lindwall, Lillemor; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Råholm, Maj-Britt; Høy, Bente; Caspari, Synnøve; Nåden, Dagfinn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Expressions of dignity as a clinical phenomenon in nursing homes as expressed by caregivers were investigated. A coherence could be detected between the concepts and phenomena of existence and dignity in ...
    • Discovering dignity through experience: How nursing students discover the expression of dignity 

      Stikholmen, Tone; Nåden, Dagfinn; Alvsvåg, Herdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction: Dignity is a core value in nursing. Nursing education shall prepare students for ethical professional practice and facilitate insight into the phenomenon of dignity and its significance. There is limited ...
    • Forced treatment and care in home-dwelling persons with dementia 

      Gjellestad, Åshild; Oksholm, Trine; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Human rights and nutritional care in nurse education: lessons learned 

      Dogan, Elisabeth Irene Karlsen; Terragni, Laura; Raustøl, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Food is an important part of nursing care and recognized as a basic need and a human right. Nutritional care for older adults in institutions represents a particularly important area to address in nursing ...
    • Older patients’ perspectives on illness and healthcare during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Jøranson, Nina; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Breievne, Grete; Bruun-Olsen, Vigdis; Heiberg, Kristi Elisabeth; Myrstad, Marius; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Lausund, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Equal access to healthcare is a core principle in Norway’s public healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged healthcare systems in the early phase – in particular, related to testing and hospital ...
    • Trust-building interventions to home-dwelling persons with dementia who resist care 

      Gjellestad, Åshild; Oksholm, Trine; Alvsvåg, Herdis; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • A vulnerable journey towards professional empathy and moral courage 

      Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Konow-Lund, Anne-Sophie; Christiansen, Bjørg; Nortvedt, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Empathy and moral courage are important virtues in nursing and nursing ethics. Hence, it is of great importance that nursing students and nurses develop their ability to empathize and their willingness to ...