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Influence of Basal Stimulation on a Possibility of Transition to the Reconciliation Phase according to Elisabeth Kübler Ross
HLAVÁČKOVÁ, Kateřina
While the numbers of incurable patients continues to rise, it follows that the nursing care of incurable and dying people is getting more important. Naturally the dying patient is the most exacting patient of all from the nurses point of view, and needs individual care and empathy. This work of mine is called {\clqq}Influence of Basal Stimulation on a Possibility of Transition to the Reconciliation Phase according to Elisabeth Kübler Ross``. It has been divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part consists of five chapters: The Basal Stimulation which is the art of being in contact with the patient, The Terminal Stage, The Needs of the Dying Person, The Palliative Care, and finally The Usage of Basal Stimulation as part of the Palliative Care. The second practical part consists of qualitative research, which has two goals. The first goal was to assure whether utilisation of the concept of Basal Stimulation influences the adaptation and life of the terminally ill patient in order to focus upon the transition from depression phase to the phase of acceptance. The second goal was to ensure that the influence of Basal Stimulation manifests itself upon the patient in the expression of discomfort in comparison to the effect prescribed medication and common nursing care administered in the hospice. Fundamental research was established upon the following basic questions: 1. Should the application of the basal Stimulation concept influence the transition to the acceptance phase according to Elizabeth Kübler Ross? 2. Should the use of the basal stimulation generally increase the overall comfort ot the terminally ill patient? 3. Whether the concept of basal stimulation assists to deepen the interaction between the patient and his/her nearest next of kin? I chose eight patients whose behaviour and reactions I closely observed. Half of them were cared for utilising the concept of basal stimulation at Jan Nepomuk Neumann Hospice in Prachatice. The second half were cared for in Štrasburk Hospice in Prague using the common nursing practices of that hospice. The observation was carried out with the cooperation of nurses working in both hospices. The results which were obtained were noted for all eight case reports. The case studies compare against the following research the phases of depression to acceptance. For a more complex perception of the observed clients each case study is completed by medical and nursing diagnosis. The results of the entire research lead us to following hypothesis: The presence of the next of kin and their participation in the care of the ill are conducive to holistic care for the dying person just like it is to every human being. I suggest that these results which the research has given should be used in medical schools, in the departments of palliative care for the advancement in the education of health workers who care for dying patients. I also recomend that the basal stimulation concept be applied to the standards of nursing care in the department of palliative care.
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Nursing care as provided to ante finem patients
JANSOVÁ, Markéta
The subject of death and dying is still considered a taboo in our society. It is awkward and anachronistic since our times require people full of life and vigor. The terminally ill are often snubbed by the society. Though being well aware of the unfavorable prognosis, many a doctor tries to treat the patients to the very last moment, and he or she perceives the death as a personal defeat. In 1967 Cicely Saunders, an English doctor familiar with the dismal conditions of dying in the then society, founded in London the St. Christopher's Hospice, the first modern facility of this kind. The philosophy of this effort has been perpetuated in the Hospice of the Agnes of Bohemia established in 1995 as the first hospice in the Czech Republic. The Bachelor Paper aimed to assess the possibilities of providing the ante finem care by health-care personnel at a hospital and a hospice. The Paper investigated these hypotheses: H1 - Health-care workers provide the ante finem patients with health care in conformity to the standards applicable to both types of the facilities; H2 - Approach of the personnel to the care is dependent on their emotional stability; H3 - Health-care personnel in hospitals are not aware that the art of accompanying is a part of the nursing process. The surveyed sample was compiled of nurses on the staff of the Internal Medicine Ward and the Post-Treatment Ward of hospitals in České Budějovice, Jihlava and Třebíč and the hospices in Prachatice, Červený Kostelec and Brno. The data were gathered through a questionnaire. Altogether 170 questionnaires were distributed and 136 out of them were processed in the final assessment. As follows from the assessment results, the care provided to the terminally ill patients in hospitals is affected primarily by time pressures and by the fact that the nursing staff are not fully aware of the possibilities that palliative care offers, while in hospices the conditions available for the palliative care have a quality basis. Results of the Paper will be given to one of the hospitals and two hospices specified above, where they can inspire some new ideas about possible improvement in providing the palliative care.
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Specifity nurse care about oncology patients in terminal stage
PFEFFEROVÁ, Eva
Terminal stage is gradual failure of life functions with death as it`s consequence. This stage lasts hours, days or weeks in some cases. Continuous must be taken to satisfy biological, psychical, social and spiritual needs of a dying patient. In nowadays, care in terminal state is being provided by after care departments, by oncological department and hospics.
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