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Possibilities and Prospects of E-learning in Lifelong Education of Nurses
PETERKOVÁ, Blanka
Czech health care and nursing is undergoing a significant transformation during the last years and it touches the changes in the education of health professionals. There are changing demands on the training, on the knowledge level and also on the graduate profile in accordance with the recommendations of the Europlan Union. Following these recommendations the requirements of lifelong education of nurses are also profiled. E-learning education is an important tool in use in the educational process of nursing and an effort to use processes of nursing care based on evidence.The aim of the study was to determine how nurses use e-learning in lifelong education and whether nurses prefer classical forms of education to e-learning, to map whether they have possibilities of e-learning within the facilities they work in and whether there is a sufficient supply of e-learning courses supporting lifelong education of nurses in the Czech Republic. The last goal of the study was to create an e-learning course focused on specific problems at the orthopedic ward of the Hospital Tábor, a.s. In relation to the objectives the following hypotheses were designed: H1-Nurses with university education use e-learning more than non-graduates. H2-Nurses with university education consider e-learning in clinical practice for more beneficial than traditional forms of education, unlike non-graduate nurses. H3-Nurses with clinical practice shorter than 5 years prefer e-learning more often than nurses with practice longer than 5 years. For the thesis was selected a quantitave survey form using anonymous questionnaries that were distributed electronically to the individual clinical departments. The research sample consisted of registered nurses according to Act 96/2004 Coll., As amended, from specialized outpatient clinical departments of 16 providers of medical facilities in the Czech Republic. The questionnaries were processed by matrix method in Excel 2013 and the results were converted into graphs and tables using descriptive statistics. A statistical evaluation of hypotheses was made as well. Hypotheses were tested by chi-square test in contingency tables. The selected level of significance was 5%.Results: Nurses mostly use e-learning to get professional information for nursing care. The most common reason for not using or even rejection of e-learning by nurses is that this form of education does not suit them. Most nurses do not have the opportunity to e-learning in facilities where they work and also they cannot implement the knowledge gained by e-learning. The offer of e-learning courses over time is constantly changing and evolving, some courses have even completely disappeared. A course offer is sufficient, although nurses miss some types of courses. There was to create an e-learning course "Collection of biological material, or how not make mistakes in the pre-analytic phase" focusing on specific problematic aspects of blood collection within the medical facility Hospital Tábor,a.s. The results of the survey will be together with the e-learning course given to the leading management of the Hospital Tábor,a. s.
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Integrating spiritual and religious needs in the nursing process in Tábor hospital corp.
PETERKOVÁ, Blanka
During an illness, spiritual and pastoral needs play an important role, although their saturation is not yet accorded such importance as is the case in meeting biological, psychological or social needs. The first objective of the work was to determine how spiritual and pastoral care is integrated into the nursing process at the wards of Nemocnice Tábor, a. s. (Tábor Hospital). The second objective was to determine the satisfaction of clients/patients with the provision of such care. A qualitative research study was conducted based on semi-standardized interviews with nurses and clients of Tábor Hospital, and also with the clergymen and pastoral assistants who provide spiritual care in the hospital. The research sample consisted of 10 ward nurses, 10 hospitalized clients, 2 hospital chaplains and 2 pastoral assistants. The investigation revealed that the spiritual and pastoral care is incorporated in Tábor Hospital in the form of religious services, providing sacraments, conversations of clergymen and pastoral assistants with clients. Nurses are involved rather in the emotional support of clients and they do not basically saturate their spiritual needs, especially in consideration of their work load as well as their unfamiliarity with this issue. Clients are not satisfied with the providing of spiritual and pastoral care, because such care is not provided to them, particularly on the part of nurses.
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