Purpose and goals: The purpose of this study was to inspect the frequency of foreign tourists who seeked healthcare to a healthcare facility outside of the capital area in Iceland in the years 2005-16, in addition too find out nurses assessments of nursing needs of foreign tourists with the goal of using the results to improve procedures and quality of care of foreign tourists seeking healthcare outside of the capital area of Iceland.
Tilgangur og markmið: Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar var að skoða tíðni koma erlendra ferðamanna á heilbrigðisstofnun utan höfuðborgarsvæðisins á tímabilinu 2005-2016 auk þess að skoða mat hjúkrunarfræðinga á hjúkrunarþörfum erlendra ferðamanna í því markmiði að bæta verkferla og gæði þjónustu í hjúkrun erlendra ferðamanna utan höfuðborgarsvæðisins.