Sammanfattning
Background: People suffering from neuropsychiatric illness
are often in need of caring and nursing over a long period of
time. Research show that patients suffering from such illness
does not very often get enough care in practice.
Aim: To gain knowledge about nurses experiences from taking
care of older people living at home and suffering from chronic
and neuropsychiatric illness.
Method: Qualitative analysis. Fieldwork and qualitative
interviews with 11 nurses who worked in four units in two different
municipalities in Norway.
Results: Challenges in clinical nursing explains the process
nurses work in when they take care of people with neuropsychiatric
illnesses living at home. This is caring for patients, taking
care of family members, managing complex patient situations
and the need for coaching and cooperation.
Conclusion: To gain a good cooperation with other health
personell to strengthen the competence is important, especially
when the goal is caring. Nurses with education in neuropsychiatric
care can strengthen the competence maybe, and
reach a better patient care. The organization of the community
health system needs to be studied