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Posthumanist Tendencies in Performance Art : Interaction of Body and Code
Dolejšová, Markéta ; Kera, Denisa (advisor) ; Šlerka, Josef (referee)
This thesis offers a critical reflection of posthumanism as seen through the perspectives of performance art. The first part of the text discusses the onset and development of posthumanism as a philosophical and cultural movement focused on the gradual convergence of the human and technology. The following second part then presents a reflection of thus conceptualized posthumanism in performance art. Posthumanism is conceived as a movement on the border between serious scientific discourse and fiction: Based on the mathematical theory of communication, as well as the legacy of cyberpunk dystopia, posthumanism offers a vision of a transition from human to the so called posthuman. The posthuman is seen as an offspring of technoculture, the synthesis of living and artificial, a loosely evolving entity without fixed ontological boundaries. The existence of the posthuman lies beyond dualistic categorization, has a processual character and refuses any essentialist approach. It is an attractive subject of science-fiction stories and a sexy postmodern slogan, but it is also a symbol of a transgression of actual predestinating categories such as race, gender or social status. More than anything else, posthuman is primarily a metaphor, adopted by a variety of narratives focused on the potential aspects of...
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Quality of life of seniors hospitalized in long-term care.
DOLEJŠOVÁ, Markéta
The basic theoretical basis: According to demographic development the average and maximum lifespan prolongs. Therefore global population spends a bigger part of adulthood in their old age. This phenomenon is irreversible and brings significant changes into global geriatric nursing and we need to take note of the care that is provided to old patients. The seniors form an irreplaceable and a more and more considerable part of population, they create a varied group with individual needs, priorities and demands in sickness as in health. It is the very polymorbidity of senior patients which is often the reason for a long-term hospitalization. Nowadays, for these purposes more and more beds are built in long-term care facilities (LTCF) which are officially defined as specialized medical institutions which provide care to patients whose health states cannot be substantially improved by any medical treatment as they worsen without a continuous care. The life quality of seniors and the quality of the provided care in these facilities are the main long-term care level indicators. The goals of the thesis: 1) Ascertain the life quality of seniors hospitalized in long-term care institutions. The research questions: 1) How does the hospitalization of seniors in LTCF influence their subjectively perceived quality of life? 2) In which areas do seniors hospitalized in LTCF feel the difference of life quality in LTCF and at home? 3) How are the patients in LTCF satisfied with the quality of health care? 4) Within the rise of seniors' life quality in LTCF, in which areas should the nurse improve the provided care? Methods employed: For the empirical part of the thesis the qualitative analysis of gathered data method was used. The data accumulation was implemented by semi-structured interviews with clients-patients hospitalized in LTCF. The instructions for the interviews were adopted from a QOL Research Unit life quality model of the university in Toronto. This model emphasizes the individual's relations towards the surroundings and the possibilities of maintaining and improving skills. It is divided into 3 categories - existence, togetherness and adaptability. Interview transcriptions create a part of the thesis on an enclosed CD. For illustrative purposes, the results of the research were transformed into mind maps using the XMind software. There are also annotations with respondents' quotations concerning individual map as a part of the thesis. The results: The analysis of in-depth interview gathered information brought several factors which are highly subjective and have a logical level of individuality. The results concerning the research of the seniors' life quality dimensions are more or less in agreement with the basic division found in professional literature. However, they bring a further view on these dimensions and introduce subjective opinions, wishes and evaluation of seniors who found themselves in unknown environment of LTCF. The positive influence of nurses, which often impact the satisfaction of seniors in a medical institution, proved its importance. However, it was the area of communication skills of medical staff which was mentioned as lacking or insufficient. Also the fields of free time activities, seniors' adaptation in LTCF and social isolation were found to be neglected. Conclusion: The long-term care becomes, thanks to demographic development, the most rapidly evolving kind of health care. The emphasis on life quality of hospitalized seniors, as their biggest consumers, should be a matter of course for every medical and social facility. The contribution of the thesis is in detailed mapping of the issue of life quality in LTCF, warning against lack in health care and the neglected fields of life quality.
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Medical technology in the nurse´s work on a standard department
DOLEJŠOVÁ, Markéta
As time goes on, digital medical technology has been becoming a daily assistant of nurses in providing comprehensive, highly specialized nursing care. The development of modern technology brings to medicine and nursing new electronic devices intended to make nurses´ work more efficient and so that nurses have more time to meet the specific needs of the patient. Usage of a wide spectrum of medical technology devices has been more popular with nurses who are able to apply these devices more frequently. The knowledge of the kinds of technology devices and handling individual medical equipment should therefore be obvious for every nurse who wants to provide the highest quality patient care. The objectives of our thesis were to identify what type of technology devices are being used by nurses, if nurses take use of the technology devices basic functions, if nurses are trained to handle these devices and if the necessary technology is available. To meet these objectives the following hypotheses were stated: Nurses use the basic functions of the available medical technology devices, Necessary medical technology is available to nurses, Nurses are regularly trained in handling medical technology devices.To compile the bachelor thesis, we selected nine most popular types of medical technology devices which are being used in standard departments in Czech hospitals.In the theoretical part of this thesis, legislative requirements on manufacturers, health care facilities and the nurse in terms of medical technology are mentioned. A brief history of each device is included. The largest part is devoted to individual types of medical devices, handling, composition, functions and utilization in nursing.The practical part was carried out by the quantitative research method using a questionnaire which contained 51 questions and was distributed to nurses working in standard departments of two hospitals.
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