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Importance of Supervision for Health care professionals in Inpatient Hospitals.
CIKLEROVÁ, Monika
Abstract The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on health care issues related to the work of health care professionals in the context of a current legislation. In this part the work of health care professionals is linked to the ethical principles and pressures on the emotional, mental, physical and social levels. The work focuses on the possible symptoms of exhaustion and fatigue on these levels. The emphasis is put on a personal development and coping with emotions so the health care professional is able to provide his or her clients and patients with relevant support. Supervision also develops its potential as a system of control and improving the quality of the provided care. It also helps to achieve the necessary health care quality standards in all respects. This system of a complex support and care for an individual worker as well as team of professionals is rooted predominantly in the development of psychotherapy. In its empirical part this thesis deals with the reasons which prevent supervision to be fully accepted and generally adopted as a system of support for health care professionals. The research in the Regional Hospital in Příbram tries to find and identify possible barriers to the development of supervision and thus contribute to greater interest in its implementation. According to the research findings the main barriers involve inadequate experience and awareness of senior professionals about possibilities and purpose of supervision, their concerns about high financial expenses, the need to devote extra time to this method and last but not least the necessity to study and apply a large amount of professional methods and information to work. The last two mentioned criterions also reduce space which could health care professionals otherwise use for meeting their own needs and self -care. In terms of conditions supervision in health care institution would have to meet, the thesis comes to a conclusion that the possible supervisor should be well-informed about health care sector or experienced in own medical practice. In this respect he or she would be authentic and trustworthy for the supervised health care staff. This thesis also finds out that hospital management strongly supports supervision but so far has not recorded any interest in its implementation among the employees. However, findings of the survey aimed at health care professionals from the selected hospital departments show that more than 50% of respondents regard supervision in health care as needed. The specific need of support for health care professionals is found predominantly in inadequate recognition and appreciation of their work and in the feeling that their work does not bring them joy. In this respect the respondents to a large extent described somatic problems such as frequent headaches, difficulties in digestion and breathing and sleep disorders. According to the research there are good conditions for implementation supervision in a health care institution. However, first it is necessary to ensure that both hospital management and health care professionals are provided with good and sufficient information. The goal of this thesis is to support implementation of supervision among health care professionals in inpatient wards. It is intended for the health care professionals as well as for hospital management. Its aim is to promote the idea that only a person who is healthy, self confident and meets his/her own needs is able to cure well and help others.
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Analysis of present situation of volunteering in Příbram
CIKLEROVÁ, Monika
This thesis deals with the research on volunteering in Příbram. It is focused on the use of volunteers in health and social areas within comprehensive rehabilitation, i.e. in organizations involved in the care for physically or socially handicapped persons. The objective of the thesis was to survey the use of volunteers in these organizations. The first sub-objective was to determine the potential interest of organizations to make use of volunteers in the future. The second sub-objective was to provide a comprehensive overview on the use of volunteers to the public in Příbram. The third sub-objective was to describe the established volunteer programs - the circumstances of their establishment and the target group of clients who are involved in their activities. In the theoretical section the important terms in the field of volunteering are explained, major organizations that are engaged in volunteer involvement are mentioned and the process of admission into a volunteer organization is described. In the pre-research in the practical part, the survey of organizations operating in Příbram in the health and social field was compiled. In 29 organizations semi-conducted interviews were carried out with their managers in order to determine whether they use volunteers at their activities, also to find out if they would like to take advantage of the volunteers´ potential, and in what specific areas volunteers could participate. The results of the research have shown that currently more than a third of surveyed organizations use volunteers in the health and social field. Most of the surveyed organizations also intend to get involved volunteers in their activities. The thesis also gives information about the history and specifics of the volunteer programs that are run by a professional volunteers´ coordinator in 4 organizations. This thesis provides a source of information on volunteering in the health and social area for professionals as well as for the general public and it may also help to possible applicants for volunteering in Příbram. It also offers new insights to the public on the possible use of volunteers, such as in the Volunteer Center Příbram.
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