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Sick and his family in home palliative care.
SUCHOMELOVÁ, Jitka
The bachelor thesis deals with home palliative care. The main goals of this work are to ensure the areas of care that nurses focus on in the education of family members of patients in home palliative care. Furthermore, to find out what communication techniques nurses use when communicating with sick and family members in home palliative care. Also point out the share of family members of the patient in the provision of palliative home care. Finally, this thesis find out how family members perceive the nurse when providing home palliative care to the patient. In connection with these goals, research questions were set: 1. What areas of care do nurses focus on in educating family members of patients in home palliative care ?; 2. What communication techniques do nurses use when communicating with patients in home palliative care ?; 3. What communication techniques do nurses use when communicating with the patient's family members in home palliative care ?; 4. How does the patient's family participate in the provision of palliative home care ?; 5. How do family members perceive the nurse when providing a home? The research part of the bachelor thesis was processed by methods of qualitative research. The survey itself was performed using the technique of semi-constructed interview, as well as participatory observation. The analysis of the survey results in answers to the research questions: 1. Nurses focus on the educational skills of the family on the practical skills needed to provide care for a sick client, namely positioning, hygiene care, changing diapers, feeding and medication; 2. When communicating with a patient in home hospice care, nurses use verbal communication techniques through dialogue and monologue. Nurses also use non-verbal communication techniques, while working with a sick client, especially touch through handshake, caresses and elements of basal stimulation; Based on the analysis of the results, it is possible to answer the 3rd research question: Nurses use elements of verbal communication in the form of dialogue and monologue when communicating with family members. From the non-verbal component of communication, nurses most often use touch specifically to shake hands, hugs or caresses; 4. The family participates in the care of the patient, by devoting time and activities such as: positioning, hygienic care, feeding, medication, changing the diaper's panties 24 hours a day; Research question 5 can be answered: Family members perceive nurses caring for their loved ones positively. They find physical and mental support of the nurses for themselves and for the patient. The results of this work can be used by individuals who are interested in this issue as an information stream.
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