• 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 ...
    • Promoting dignity in nursing education – How educators manoeuvre to promote dignity 

      Stikholmen, Tone; Nåden, Dagfinn; Alvsvåg, Herdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Dignity is a core value in nursing. One of the objectives in nursing education is to promote dignity and contribute to the students' discovery of this value. Research shows that dignity in nursing education is ...
    • Raising the question of dignity through knowledge about tacit practices and politics: sharing learning from the Norwegian welfare state 

      Synnes, Oddgeir; Øye, Christine; Christensen, Karen; Dewing, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The focus of this special issue is some of the main tacit policies and practices in the Norwegian welfare state. By looking at what is tacit, mute, unarticulated and neglected we will contribute to raising and presenting ...
    • Spirituality and dignity of Thai adolescents living with HIV 

      Balthip, Karnsunaphat; McSherry, Wilfred; Nilmanat, Kittikorn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      1) Background: Adolescents are a key asset and resource for the social and economic development of any country, with the potential to make a significant contribution to their families, communities and countries. Healthy ...
    • Views on spirituality in old age: What does love have to do with It? 

      Rykkje, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This paper addresses the importance of providing spiritual care for older people within the context of nursing. Based on the author’s doctoral thesis, the importance of love in relation to spirituality and spiritual care ...