Nurses intervention for malnutrition in the elderly : A literature study

De flesta sjuksköterskor kommer att i sitt arbetsliv möta äldre som är undernärda eller har risk för undernäring. Professionen har därför ett ansvar att identifiera äldre med undernäring och vidta evidensbaserade åtgärder. Syftet var att undersöka hur sjuksköterskan kan påverka nutritionsstatus hos äldre med undernäring. Studien utfördes som en allmän litteraturstudie med induktiv ansats. Resultatet baserades på nio artiklar. Tre kategorier framkom: Bedömning av nutritionsstatus, Tvärprofessionellt samarbete och Stödja den äldre. Samarbete mellan sjuksköterskor och olika professioner identifierades som en viktig faktor för att öka kunskapen om äldres näringsstatus. Arbetet strukturerades genom att använda bedömningsinstrument och på så sätt skapades en helhetsbild av den äldres hälsa. Sjuksköterskors rätta kunskap om nutrition anses vara betydelsefullt för att förbättra nutritionsstatus bland äldre. Detta kan genomföras genom att vidta åtgärder som stödjer den äldre genom att anpassa kosten efter individen, ge sällskap, energi- och proteinberikning samt uppföljning av matvanor.Nurses encounter of aged people who are malnourished or at risk of nutritional deficiency is expected in their line of work. The profession therefore has a responsibility to identify elderly with malnutrition and to take evidence based measures. The aim of this paper was to investigate how nurses can affect nutritional status in elderly people with malnutrition. The study was conducted as a general literature study with an inductive approach. The result was based on nine articles. Three categories were formed: Assessment of nutrition status, Multidisciplinary cooperation and, Supporting the Elderly. Collaboration between the nurse and other professions was identified as an important factor in increasing knowledge about the elderly's nutritional status. By using assessment tools, the work was structured and an overall picture of the elderly's health was created. Nursing's correct knowledge of nutrition is considered important for improving nutritional status among the elderly. Prevention of malnutrition can be accomplished by taking measures that support the elderly by providing: individually adapted diets, company, energy and protein enrichment, and following up on eating habits

Nurses intervention for malnutrition in the elderly : A literature study

De flesta sjuksköterskor kommer att i sitt arbetsliv möta äldre som är undernärda eller har risk för undernäring. Professionen har därför ett ansvar att identifiera äldre med undernäring och vidta evidensbaserade åtgärder. Syftet var att undersöka hur sjuksköterskan kan påverka nutritionsstatus hos äldre med undernäring. Studien utfördes som en allmän litteraturstudie med induktiv ansats. Resultatet baserades på nio artiklar. Tre kategorier framkom: Bedömning av nutritionsstatus, Tvärprofessionellt samarbete och Stödja den äldre. Samarbete mellan sjuksköterskor och olika professioner identifierades som en viktig faktor för att öka kunskapen om äldres näringsstatus. Arbetet strukturerades genom att använda bedömningsinstrument och på så sätt skapades en helhetsbild av den äldres hälsa. Sjuksköterskors rätta kunskap om nutrition anses vara betydelsefullt för att förbättra nutritionsstatus bland äldre. Detta kan genomföras genom att vidta åtgärder som stödjer den äldre genom att anpassa kosten efter individen, ge sällskap, energi- och proteinberikning samt uppföljning av matvanor.Nurses encounter of aged people who are malnourished or at risk of nutritional deficiency is expected in their line of work. The profession therefore has a responsibility to identify elderly with malnutrition and to take evidence based measures. The aim of this paper was to investigate how nurses can affect nutritional status in elderly people with malnutrition. The study was conducted as a general literature study with an inductive approach. The result was based on nine articles. Three categories were formed: Assessment of nutrition status, Multidisciplinary cooperation and, Supporting the Elderly. Collaboration between the nurse and other professions was identified as an important factor in increasing knowledge about the elderly's nutritional status. By using assessment tools, the work was structured and an overall picture of the elderly's health was created. Nursing's correct knowledge of nutrition is considered important for improving nutritional status among the elderly. Prevention of malnutrition can be accomplished by taking measures that support the elderly by providing: individually adapted diets, company, energy and protein enrichment, and following up on eating habits

Crowd-sourcing observations of volcanic eruptions during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall and Cumbre Vieja events

The Fagradalsfjall1 and Cumbre Vieja eruptions were spectacular and, in the case of Cumbre Vieja, highly destructive. Over their course, the eruptions waxed and waned, fed lava flows, caused numerous felt earthquakes and explosions, localized from crack-fed fissure eruptions into discrete vents and cones, formed fountains up to hundreds of meters high and, for Cumbre Vieja, sent buoyant plumes of pyroclasts and gas to high altitudes. Importantly, both eruptions were visited by people from all over the world and broadcasted widely. While those visitors included many volcanologists, the majority were tourists and volcano enthusiasts, and included photographers, videographers, artists, content creators, and drone pilots. Just 5 years ago, the use of drones on volcanoes was the preserve of a few researchers only8. Today, drones are a mainstay of the photographer’s or videographer’s arsenal, whether amateur or professional. Thanks to the rapid increase in quality and availability of high-resolution digital photography equipment, and the increasing quality of smartphone cameras, it is possible for the enthusiastic amateur to capture natural phenomena in unprecedented detail. Here, we compare and contrast the Fagradalsfjall and Cumbre Vieja eruptions through the lens of the content creators who have visited these sites, with the aim of assessing the utility of non-specialist content for scientific purposes