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- Andréasson, S, et al.
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Medical laboratory technologists' perception of professional self. A study of Swedish MLTs employed in clinical chemistry
- 1992
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; 6:2, s. 67-74
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The subjective perception of professional self was studied for a sample of Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) employed in Clinical Chemistry in Sweden. The sample (N = 488) consisted of a randomized tenth of members of their trade union. A mailed questionnaire with 21 items concerning self-description compared with peers in a seven-point Likert type scale was completed by 332 (68%). There was no significant overall difference concerning the four principal types of workplace: Clinical Chemistry, Blood Serology, Primary Care and Clinical Chemistry/Blood Serology. The main difference was found between those in managerial posts (N = 72) and the other MLTs (N = 260). Factor analysis showed three principal components, labelled Professionalism, Work Ethic, and Empathy, but also a different composition of variables of the components for the manager group compared with the non-manager group.
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- Edell-Gustafsson, Ulla, 1947-, et al.
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Nurses´ notes on sleep pattern in patients undergoing artery bypass surgery : a retrospective valuation of patient records
- 1994
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Ingår i: Journal of Advanced Nursing. - : Elesvier. - 0309-2402 .- 1365-2648. ; 20, s. 331-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, patient records from 80 male patients, aged 43-76, undergoing first-time coronary artery bypass surgery were evaluated with regard to nurses' documentation on sleep during the first four postoperative days. This documentation was classified into descriptions of quality and quantity of sleep. Notations on sleep were found in 69-86% of patient records each night, and was most common the second night. Descriptions of both quality and quantity of sleep occurred in only 12 out of 320 patient-nights. Notes regarding duration of sleep were found for 146 patient-nights (45.6%), of which 103 (32.2%) contained sleep disturbances. Information on quality of sleep was given for 116 patient-nights (36.3%), with only 38 patient-nights (11.9%) of sleep disturbances. For 72 patient-nights, documentation of the patients' sleep was lacking. Frequent awakening was the most common sleep disturbances noted during all but the first night, when continuous awakening dominated. We conclude that the nurses' documentation regarding sleep and sleep disturbances varied over a wide range, with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative information, and that more structured descriptions are needed.
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