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Nursing - autonomous profession in a care
PETRŮ, Štěpánka
Nursing has undergone major changes under the influence of recent social events. Due to the influence of new circumstances, it was also necessary to radically approach to the new concept of nursing fields. Then we can register attempts to make the nursing profession independent. That is why the main representatives of this profession have adopted more efficient approach to the care for the patient. The development of the research in nursing helps them significantly, as well as high level of education of nurses, new management techniques and monitoring of the quality of provided nursing care. All mentioned elements lead to support and strengthening of autonomy of the nursing field. We dealt with this issue, because we perceive the position of nursing and the social status of nurses as unsatisfactory. With creating our diploma thesis we would like to contribute to a few literary sources, that are directly engaged in the issue of autonomy of the nursing field. The theoretical part of our thesis was divided into two parts. In the first part we focus on the explanation of the concept of autonomy of nursing and the impact of activity of the nurse with regards to the autonomy of the profession. The second part of the thesis makes clear elements, which significantly strengthen the autonomy of the nursing field. The aim of this thesis is the following: 1. To explore whether nurses and doctors consider nursing as an autonomous scientific field. 2. To map barriers preventing the perception of nursing as an autonomous scientific field. 3. To determine current possibilities for strengthening the autonomy of the nursing field. The empirical part of the thesis is formed by the combination of quantitative and qualitative research. In the quantitative part of the investigation, we were interested in three research hypotheses. 1. Nurses perceive education as a potential acquisition of skills in order to ensure the autonomy of the profession for the benefit of the patient. 2. Nurses present nursing in public as a separate profession. 3. Status of the autonomy of nursing allows to promote results of the research in providing the nursing care. The method of querying with the assistance of questionnaire was used for the data processing of the quantitative part of the research. It contained 41 questions. There were used closed, half-open and open questions in the questionnaire. There were used pie charts and tables for processing of responses. The 2nd degree classification was used for the statistical evaluation of the results. The researched group for the quantitative part of the investigation were nurses from ambulant and bedded sectors of two health care facilities. There were distributed 220 questionnaires in total, 134 (100 %) correctly completed pieces were kept for processing. The querying method using the technique of semi-structured questionnaire containing seven open questions was used for the qualitative part of the research. Four chairwomen of sections of ČAS, who received the questionnaire via e-mail, actively participated on the investigation of the research. Individual responses were analyzed and subsequently processed into diagrams. In this empirical investigation we identified the answers to three research questions. 1. What is the position of chairwomen of sections of ČAS for promoting and defending nursing as an autonomous profession? 2. What obstacles perceived by chairwomen of sections of ČAS slow down the enforcement of autonomy of the nursing field? 3. What can be done to strengthen the autonomy of nursing in the group of other science or professional disciplines? The research questions sent in the form of half-structured questionnaire were answered by four chairwomen of sections of ČAS. We found out on the basis of obtained results, that nurses do not consider nursing as an autonomous scientific field.
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Obstipacion as a problem in nursing
PETRŮ, Štěpánka
Obstipation as a problem in nursing. A growing portion of today{\crq}s population suffers from obstipation. Longer life expectancy and today{\crq}s lifestyle are seen as the most frequent reasons for it. Obstipation is a complaint nurses encounter in all kinds of health care institutions. Providing suitable nursing care may help the patient with defecation. The first part of the thesis is theoretical. It provides the definition of the disorder, its causes and proper nursing method, which is listed in chronological order according to the nursing procedure. The next part deals with a survey, which was carried out in hospitals in Pelhřimov, Jindřichův Hradec and Počátky at departments where higher incidence of obstipation is anticipated. The survey was anonymous, and the data were collected from 128 nurses in a quantitative research using the method of questionnaire. In order to remain objective, structured interviews containing the same questions were made with 11 inpatients hospitalized at the departments included in the survey. The thesis followed three goals. First, to find out whether nurses make an inquiry about obstipation that is to be included in the patient{\crq}s history. Second, to map out nursing care in patients with obstipation at departments with beds. Third, to identify current options nurses can choose from while dealing with obstipation as a problem in nursing. Based on the goals, three hypotheses were determined. First, nurses are concerned about the frequency of patient{\crq}s defecation at their homes while collecting details for patient{\crq}s history. Second, nurses do not keep the patients hydrated enough. Third, nurses secure intimate place for defecation when requested by the patient. Nurses themselves confirmed the first and third hypotheses and refused the second one. The patients` answers did not always match with nurses` responds. In conclusion, both surveys proved that nurses have theoretical knowledge related to looking after a person suffering from obstipation but they are not always ready to implement such knowledge. The thesis provides an overview of the current nursing care in patients with obstipation and is set to help implement a better and more effective usage of nursing methods in practice.
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