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The perception of pain versus pain management in the nursing profession
BLÁHOVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis deals with a definition of pain management issues, role of nurses working with patients in pain and, particularly, perception of pain of patients by nurses. The objective of the research was to identify and to study pain management procedures and, at the same time, to present how nurses perceive and experience the care of patients in pain. The empirical part of the thesis was performed through qualitative investigation using semi-structured interviews with nurses and patients. The respondents included 12 nurses and 8 patients. Based on results of the investigation covert participatory observation was selected as a complementary method. 6 nurses were observed while taking care of patients during a post-surgery period. Most frequently, nurses rate pain of patients by means of VAS (Visual Analogue Scale), however, they quite often assess the value subjectively. Nurses then record the found values regularly into the patient´s chart. Nurses would also appreciate more cooperation with physicians in order to increase efficiency of pain rating. Nurses are able to respond very well to patient´s verbalization of pain and they perceive differences in communication in such situations. The majority of nurses choose pro-active approach to pain alleviation. Nurses have the basic knowledge about non-pharmacological pain alleviation. Perception of pain by nurses is partly affected by length of their practice and by their own experience with pain. Nurses perceive negatively those situations when pain management interventions are not sufficiently effective, when they cannot contact physicians or when they cannot act based on their own discretion. In such situations nurses demonstrate signs of distress. This problem aggravates when nurses work with patients suffering from chronic pain. Nurses have only limited opportunities to improve their education in pain management and communication with patients in pain. Patients in pain mostly see the care provided by nurses positively but they have also provided numerous recommendations for the nurses. The empirical research has shown that nurses meet with patients in pain nearly every day while performing their nursing practice and that assessment of pain plays an important role in pain alleviation. In most cases the exposure of nurses to patients in pain causes their negative emotional experience, such as sadness or fear of complications. Their experience is affected by several factors. In general, the issues of pain perception by nurses in comparison with pain management techniques are often neglected. Nevertheless, from the viewpoint of mental stress, pain perception is an indisputable factor that deserves more detailed investigation.
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Analýza užitkovosti pižmovky
BLÁHOVÁ, Kateřina
Analysis of performance of the Muscovy duck was done based on the results of fattening test carried out by the state enterprise the International Poultry Testing Station in Ústrašice. Ducks (300 pcs) were fed to the age of 70 days and drakes to the age of 84 days. The weight of both ducks and drakes on the 1st day was 50.2 g. On the 21st day the ducks weight 595 g and drakes 621 g (126 g difference). At 49 days of age the weight of the ducks was 1 802 g and the weight of the drakes was 2 589 g (902 g difference). At 70 days the weight of ducks was 2 328 g and at 84 days the weight of drakes was 4 424 g. The average daily gain was 37.7 g for ducks and 58.8 g for drakes (20.3 g difference). The feed consumption required for 1 kg gain was 3 120 g for ducks and 2 970 g for drakes (150 g difference). During the test, only 1 duck died at 55th day of the fattening due to the motion apparatus disease. 20 ducks and 20 drakes were selected for slaughter performance test. The percentage of abdominal fat was 2.8% for ducks and 2.1% for drakes. The slaughter yield was 73.8% for ducks and 73.0% for drakes. The carcass weight was found to be 1 918 g for ducks and 3 462 g for drakes (difference 1.544 g, P < 0.001). The weight of breast muscles with skin was 581 g for ducks and 1046 g for drakes (difference 465 g, P < 0.01). The weight of thigh muscle with skin was 359 g in ducks and 654 g in drakes (difference 295 g, P < 0.001).
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Communication ability of children living in institutional upbringing facilities
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Komorná, Marie (advisor) ; Hádková, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis deals with the communication ability of children living in institutional upbringing facilities. The work is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The first part of the thesis, which was created on the basis of perusing technical and specialized literature, provides a theoretical insight into the problematic of communication, speech and language. It also discusses the development of speech, communication abilities of pre-school children and their development. Last chapter of this thesis deals with substitutional child care, its definition. Practical part is devoted to qualitative research, whose main objective is to analyze the communication ability of children living in institutional upbringing facilities. The research was conducted in children's home and in Klokanek, a facility for children requiring immediate help. The research sample consisted of eight children, four of them living in children's home, four of them living in Klokanek. The research shows that in the investigated children appear difficulties in communication skills. As a conclusion a recommendation for practice was created. Governess in the childrens's home and Klokanek should have more opportunities to develop communication abilities of children. KEYWORDS communicational ability, institutional upbringing...
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Complex Nutrition Typology - an effective form of weight reduction?
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Coufalová, Klára (advisor) ; Petr, Miroslav (referee)
Title of the diploma:Complex nutrition typology - an effective form of weight reduction? Objectives: Evaluation of effectiveness of complex nutrition typology during weight reduction. Overall characteristics of metabolic typology and typologies, which influence determination of metabolic type. Comparison of metabolic typology with general healthy eating recommendations published by the Society for Nutrition (2012). Methods: Analysis and comparison of literature with obtained information, comparison of metabolic typology with general nutrition recommendations. The application of theory through survey completed by clients of complex nutrition typology. Evaluation of results of the survey. Results: Creation of overall characteristic of complex nutrition typology and results of analysis on effectivity of this method during weight reduction. Outcome of the research has confirmed the effectivity of complex nutrition typology during weight reduction. Keywords: Metabolic type, body weight reduction, racional diet, dietary guidelines
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The motivation of applicants in nursing home
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Dragomirecká, Eva (advisor) ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (referee)
This MA thesis encompasses the motivation of the applicant to apply for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The theoretical part analyses the needs that seniors have, describes the system of care of the elderly and its problems, as well as the limits, motivation and psychosocial aspects of family care of the elderly, and the effect of a retirement home residence on the personality and quality of life of the elderly. The empirical part is formed as a quantitative research with the use of questionnaires. Respondents were selected out of the applicants for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The aim of the empirical part of the MA thesis is to answer the key question of the entire research: what life situation is responsible for the applicant's motivation for applying for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The empirical part describes the research objectives, research methods and research groups and poses the research questions. The received data are than analyzed, and the results are subjected to a critical scrutiny in a discussion. The results of this thesis serve as a basis for creating new projects to encourage seniors to remain at their home environment, and aimed at preventing the placement of the elderly in institutional facilities
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Complex Nutrition Typology - an effective form of weight loss?
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Coufalová, Klára (advisor) ; Petr, Miroslav (referee)
Title of the diploma:Complex nutrition typology- an effective form of weight reduction? Objectives: Evaluation of effectiveness of complex nutrition typology during weight reduction. Overall characteristics of metabolic typology and typologies, which influence determination of metabolic type. Comparison of metabolic typology with general healthy eating recommendations published by the Society for Nutrition (2012). Methods: Analysis and comparison of literature with obtained information, comparison of metabolic typology with general nutrition recommendations. The application of theory through survey completed by clients of complex nutrition typology. Evaluation of results of the survey. Results: Creation of overall characteristic of complex nutrition typology and results of analysis on effectivity of this method during weight reduction. Outcome of the research has confirmed the effectivity of complex nutrition typology during weight reduction. Keywords: Metabolic type, body weight reduction, racional diet, dietary guidelines.
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Attachment theory - iner working models of women who survived domestic violence
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Matoušek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Pazlarová, Hana (referee)
In this diploma thesis I was trying to join the topic of attachment and domestic violence, consequences of the domestic violence and influence on the attachment and inner working models. In the theoretical part I focused on the attachment description, types of attachment to the childhood and adult age. The relations parallel in childhood and adult age are described. In the empiric part, using the research, I decided to confirm or disprove some of the hypothesis, which I determined for evaluation of the domestic violence results and negative childhood experiences of the victim. The research relatively clearly confirmed that the negative experiences with the solicitous people from the childhood have an impact on the partnership in the adult age and children education. This thesis can be a contribution for the specialist working with the victims of domestic violence, and at exer citation of the new approaches to this problem.
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Consumer behaviour on the market for sports goods
Bláhová, Kateřina ; Šíma, Jan (referee) ; Voráček, Josef (advisor)
Annotation: This thesis deals with the subject of consumer behaviour. The main objective of the work is to analyze the behaviour of the Czech consumers on the market for sports goods based on my own research. The first part, theoretical one, defines the basic terms - marketing, consumer behaviour and market segmentation. The other chapters are focused on the research itself. The survey has been based on information from 305 informants written samples. The results of the research are shown in the graphs and the main points are finally summarizes in the conclusion Keywords: consumer behaviour, questionnare, market segmentation.
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