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Corporate social responsibility - nonprofit and business sector collaboration
Procházková, Zuzana ; Trnka, Radek (advisor) ; Matyáš, Ondřej (referee)
1 Abstract This study focuses on the collaboration between profit and nonprofit sector in the Czech Republic. The primary objective is to find specific elements in collaboration between nonprofit organizations and profit organizations, and answer the main research questions concerning the relationship characteristics. This study consists basically of two parts. The first one is a theoretical part and focuses on corporate social responsibility, business philanthropy, social marketing, sponsoring and other business activities concerning corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The goal of the second research part is to decline or accept proposed thesis concerning the cooperation between profit and nonprofit organizations and to answer the main research question about the effectivity of such relationship. The research of this study is based on data retrieved from particular nonprofit organizations, which have received a donation from Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a. s., Komercni banka a.s. or T-Mobile CZ a.s. While the collaboration between profit and nonprofit sector is not mapped yet in the Czech Republic, the main sources for my study were international, mainly U.S. theoretical and research studies.
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Coping strategies in children´s fear and pain in relation to nursing care
PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Zuzana
For the nurse, taking care of hospitalized children is important not only pediatric nursing knowledge, personal and social preconditions, but also the theoretical and practical competency of methods and techniques, which are used for identification and effective influencing of pain and fear. The aim of this thesis was to identify the main sources of fear of the hospitalized preschool and young school age children and to find out the effective methods and principles of the cooperation with children, alternatively with their accompanying parents in order to moderate the fear of the small patient. Then the thesis tried to chart the nursing diagnostic and evaluation procedure of the pain and get the most used nursing methods of non-pharmacological pain relief. To obtain the necessary data, the qualitative research was used with a semi-structured interview as a research instrument. The first research group consisted of 12 nurses, the second group consisted of 12 children ´s patients of preschool and young school age. The majority of the asked nurses thinks, that children´s patients are afraid especially of non-familiar environment, then of the awaited pain and of the solitude without parents. However, the most patients said, that they were afraid especially of pain, then of non-familiar environment, restriction of their needs, hostile attitude of the medical staff and of the other neighbouring patients. They were also frightened of the death and of the darkness. Most reported nurses mean, that the most effective solution of the children ´s fear is the friendly attitude of the medics. They also mentioned the fact of taking the focus off the fear and the presence of the parents is also beneficial. The nurses ´ answers were in conformity with patients opinion in two fields - friendly attitude of the medics and taking the focus off the fear. Then the children mentioned abiding of their specifics in connection to falling asleep and the demand of beying treated by the same sister or by few same sisters. All respondents also talked about the benefit of parents presence. Regarding the principles of the cooperation, nurses answered the importance of united medical procedures, especially the proper way of information transfer. Then the respondents nurses mentioned the psychical and emotional support for children and their accompaniments, the atmosphere of confidence and the value of well done education. Also the need of calm, silence and privacy was stated. Unlike nurses, children and their parents regarding to principles of the cooperation prefer the psychical and emotional support, then the importance of enough information was mentioned. The fourth research question bears on the methods used for children pain monitoring. The nurses said, that the intentional interview with the patients or with the parents was used as a main technique, that was stated by patients as well. Research question number five said: What are the most used nursing methods of non-pharmacological pain relief at children? Most responded nurses mentioned the distraction of children attention from the painful incentive, then the importance of physical methods, relief position and purposeful preparation for the unpleasant intervention. Nurses also named the helpful contribution of the parents, relaxing exercises and the method of imagination. Regarding the pain treatment, it was noted, that all patients prefered the analgesic therapy. Then they quoted the distraction of their attention from the painful incentive, the friendly attitude of the medics, using the ice compress and the relief position. In the pain acute phase, children required mostly calm, comfort and privacy. All children also considered the presence of parents as very helpful. The theoretical and empirical part of the thesis are suitable for being studied by nurses taking care of children and it can be helpful for nursing quality improvement at children ´s wards in hospitals.
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The motivation of general nurses for work in a psychiatric hospital
PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Zuzana
Motivation is a force which modifies and influences human behaviour in working process. It´s very important for nurses to be motivated at work education and the chance of its use in nursing profession represents one of the significant motivators. The aim of this work was to elaborate the basic motivational and demotivational factors for nurses used when deciding for the job in a psychiatric hospital and explore if qualifying education knowledge and study practice affect the decision for the job in a psychiatric hospital. Regarding these targets, the following hypotheses were set: H1: Meaningfulness of the work represents the main motivational factor for the profession choice in a psychiatric hospital. H2: Fear of the potential threat from the patient is the main demotivational factor. H3: Knowledge from the qualifying education doesn´t affect the job choice in a psychiatric hospital. H4: Practice during the studies has motivational impact on the following choice of work in a psychiatric hospital. To obtain the necessary data, the quantitative research was used with a questionnaire as a research instrument. There were 100 nurses working in psychiatric nursing included in the study, who received qualifying education at the higher medical school as gualified general nurses or at the university in nursing bachelor studies. Based on the results obtained, we examined that the interest in psychiatric nursing is thought to be the primary motivational component, but not the meaningfulness of the work. Psychical intensity of the work was classified as the main demotivational factor, not the fear of the potential threat from the patient. Regarding the education and practice it was noted, that the knowledge from the qualifying education doesn´t affect the job choice in a psychiatric hospital and practice during education has motivational impact on the following choice of work in a psychiatric hospital. As an outcome of the research the recommendation was created, which can be used as a scheme for qualifying education in terms of motivation and effective preparations of nurses for their work.
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