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The Physical activity of persons with a focus on teachers
TETOUROVÁ, Marie
This thesis deals with the topic: "Physical activity of persons employed with a focus on the teaching profession." In the theoretical part concepts related to history and the intensity of teaching, teachers and related mental stress health risks. are characterized. We also deal with the influence of physical activity on human health, and the ability to reduce the occurrence of various health risks. The aim of the thesis is to monitor physical activity among teachers in kindergarten, Basic school, including school with small classes and high school. It is assessed on the basis of a standardized questionnaire IPAQ-long and by monitoring using pedometers Yamax Digiwalker SW 700th The results found physical activity are compared with recommendations for physical activity and divided into categories according to the classification PA Tudor-Locke and Bassett.
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Determinants of nurses work on internal departments of the South-Bohemian region
SKOŘEPOVÁ, Jana
Basic theoretical background: The background of elaboration of this thesis was the fact that the perception of the occupation of a nurse has also changed remarkably with the requirements of the developing society. The present labour market mainly demands erudite, qualified general nurses that are able to work flexibly and independently under various conditions, to educate themselves independently, and to absorb new experience. The introduction of the theoretical part deals with more detailed identification of nurses' work and focuses on the individual attributes affecting nurses' work, like education, job contents and competences. One of the chapters also focuses on the personality traits necessary for the job of a nurse and on the organisation of work at internal medicine departments. The second part of the theoretical work then analyses the main determinants of the work. The aims of the thesis, questions and hypotheses: Three aims were set to meet the main purpose of the thesis. Aim 1: To identify the main determinants of the work of general nurses at internal wards. Aim 2: To map satisfaction among nurses from internal wards of the South Bohemia Region. Aim 3: To map the burnout syndrome among nurses from internal wards of the South Bohemia Region. Four research questions were asked in the qualitative research part to achieve the aims. RQ 1: What are the work determinants most often mentioned by the nurses? RQ 2: Are nurses satisfied with their work conditions? RQ 3: What motivating elements have the nurses experienced during their practice? RQ 4: How are nurses informed of the burnout syndrome phenomenon? Five hypotheses were consequently set for the quantitative research. H1: Nurses with tertiary education identify poor organization structure as the most important determinant of their work more than those without tertiary education. H2: Nurses with tertiary education perceive lifelong education as a motivating element for improvement of nursing care quality more than those without tertiary education. H3: Nurses with 10-year or shorter experience in internal medicine express the feeling of satisfaction with their work more than nurses with longer than 10-year experience in internal fields. H4: Nurses with 10-year or shorter experience in internal medicine express satisfaction with their working conditions more than nurses with longer than 10-year experience in internal fields. H5: Nurses with longer than 10-year experience have more experience with the burnout syndrome occurrence than nurses with 10-year or shorter experience. Methodology: Both the qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used in this thesis. The results for the first phase of the empiric research were obtained by means of semi-structured interviews led with twelve general nurses working at internal medicine specialized departments of four hospitals of the South Bohemia Region (České Budějovice, Tábor, Prachatice, Jindřichův Hradec). The results of the research were consequently analysed and categorized. The second part of the empiric research contains the results of the quantitative research based on data obtained by an anonymous questionnaire designed for general nurses working at internal medicine specialized departments of hospitals of the South Bohemia Region (České Budějovice, Tábor, Prachatice, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Strakonice, Český Krumlov). The obtained data were then classified, described and processed first by descriptive statistics into graphs by means of Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and statistical evaluation of the hypotheses was consequently performed. The hypotheses were tested by the chi-square test in a contingency table. The chosen significance level was 5 %.
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The Burnout Syndrom in Police Work - Symptoms and the Ways to Overcome.
BUREŠOVÁ, Adriana
Main topic of this research is problematics of burnout syndrome in police work. Burnout syndrome can affect almost anyone doing repetitive work for long periods of time. The problematic is touching a wide array of careers, especially those, which goal is helping others. Police officer is one of those jobs. Officers in danger of burnout syndrome are those, who are regularly in contact with citizens, not only when they are actively protecting and helping, but also in action like arrests, car accidents or various investigations. Question is, how much do they acknowledge their issues and whether they are willing to talk about them. Goal of this research is to clarify whether police officers are able to recognize beginnings of burnout syndrome, figure out which parts of their work activities are most stressful, to what extend are they in danger and whether they are able to search professional assistance. From which forms the professional help of the police forces consists of and how effective is during their service. Example group consisted of officers from České Budějovice and Zvíkovské Podhradí district departments. And police psychologist. Method used was qualitative research strategy, questioning. Data collection was done using semi-structured and unstructured dialogue and questionnaire Burnout Measure technique. The research resulted in very interesting conclusion, policemen have negative attitude towards professional help in fighting the burnout syndrome. They refuse assistance of police psychologist. Only supports for them are their family and friends. And the most burdensome working area for the policemen is administration.
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Perceptions of social workers about everyday ethics of their profession
LEDINSKÁ, Hana
Research of this bachelor thesis is focused on ideas of social workers about everyday ethics of their profession, because modern social work is based on human perception and correct approach to it. Main objective of this work was to determine what is their idea of social ethics of the profession, the Code of Ethics and its use in everyday practice. The research question for all social workers was: What is your vision about the ethics of social work and its use in practice? In the theoretical part of this work I was gathering informations and knowledge from already processed publications that deal with the topic of ethics, code of ethics, a holistic approach and fundamental human rights, in conjunction with social work. The research part took place in the form of qualitative research method of questioning when I was using the technique of in-depth interview with invidual social workers.The sample was made up of 10 social workers who were chosen in a random manner, then introduced to the theme of my work, and also they were assured about preserving of anonymity and their own personal data.The selection was based on the principle of voluntariness and willingness to active participation in research studies. Respondents come from different types of organizations. In the research part I was working with the material that I have received from individual social workers during the data collection.I have categorized this material by topic areas, which have a similar content. In the discussion I am comparing statements of my subjects with the authors' opinions, which I have gather on the theoretical part.Specifically, in what their opinions agree upon and how they differ. The conclusion is devoted to overall summary of the contributions from the respondents and I am suggesting possible solutions to the problems in practice.
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Burnout among employees in direct care in a nursing home Mitrov
HARVÁNKOVÁ, Dana
This bachelor thesis deals with the problems of the burnout syndrome of the direct-care employees (nurses, caregivers) in the Home for elderly Mitrov. General awareness of this issue is surveyd by using a qualitative research. The thesis is divided into two parts theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part is focused on an overall description of the burnout syndrome, there also the "direct-care worker" term and his or her responsibilites are also defined. At the end of the thesis the Home for the elderly Mitrov, where the research had been done, is briefly introduced. The main part of the bachelor thesis is the empirical part. It includes research clarification, interviews elaboration and data evaluation. My aim was to focus on general awareness of this issue and how the respondents and the employer can prevent from this problem.
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Nursing care about a patient under the influence of alcohol
TOMAŠÁKOVÁ, Zuzana
Abstract- Nursing Care for a Patient under the Influence of Alcohol This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of nursing care for patients who are under the influence of alcohol. "Alcohol is the most spread and widely used psychoactive drug that is greatly accepted within our socio-cultural environment" (Fišer S., J. Škoda, 2009, p. 99). Today's hurried times influence greatly both the psychological and economic aspects of our lives. Therefore, there are many people who, when suffering from a stressful situation, decide to reach after alcohol as a crutch that should mitigate all negative impacts of today's times. But only a handful of them realize that alcohol does not solve any of these problems but rather worsens the situation, whether in the family or in the job. Alcohol causes serious health problems to manypeople and consequently they are forced to seek help in health-care facilities. In a worstcase scenario, it can happen that they end up on the streets and become homeless.Frequently, especially during winter, they have to be taken to a hospital. After the examination they are either hospitalized or, if not seriously injured, referred to a sobering-up centre. Of course, this situation also concerns other people who are under the influence of alcohol, not only the homeless. The nursing care of these patients has to face many problems, whether in terms of communication or aggressiveness. In the theoretical part of the thesis we discussed the terms alcohol, its history, its influence on our organism, the problematic of alcohol drinking among young people, blood and breath alcohol testing, origins and development of the alcohol addiction and its consequences. Moreover, we have examined the impact of alcohol on an individual's social environment, communication, aggression, the patient - nurse relationship, professional deformation and burn-out syndrome. Two objectives were created to comply with the plan. Objective No.1: To describe the approach of nurses to patients who are under the influence of alcohol. Objective No.2: To find out what issues have to face the nurses who take care of patients under the influence of alcohol. Consequently, two research questions were framed. Research question No.1: What are the specifics of the nursing care of a patient affected by alcohol. Research question No.2: What is the approach of nurses to patients who are under the influence of alcohol. The practical part of this thesis contains the results of a qualitative research that is based on an in-depth semi-structured interview conducted with nurses from the hospital Nemocnice České Budějovice a.s. We have approached twelve nurses to take part in this research; the only condition was their work in a ward where they frequently meet with patients under the influence of alcohol. Therefore, we have cooperated with nurses working in emergency department, in intensive care unit and in internal intensive unit. Subsequently, based on the open coding method, every nurse was assigned with a number (from one to twelve). The lines in the thesis mentioning the nurses' answers were numbered in order to refer to them. Using the method of "paper and pencil" important information was highlighted in the text and subsequently, the "showdown" technique was used to divide the gained data into five categories that were then divided into subcategories. The research investigation has provided answers to both research questions. The interviewed nurses stated that the main problems concerning the work with patients under the influence of alcohol are communication, as they have to communicate with these patients very carefully, calmly, to inform them in most cases only about the most important steps, and aggression which is a very common consequence of drunkenness. The cooperation with the police also becomes an integral part of the nursing care of patients under the influence of alcohol, because the saf.
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Mental Hygiene as Prevention of Burnout Syndrome in the Nursing Profession
VÁŇOVÁ, Kristýna
The bachelor thesis deals with mental hygiene as the main means of prevention of nurses fighting burnout syndrome. The theoretical part describes the main cause of burnout - stress. It also describes the profession of nurses and the entire process of burning out. The end of the theoretical part characterizes mental hygiene, mental health, and describes the methods of relaxation. The practical part is devoted to research in utilizing mental health nurse issues in the profession in relation to the preventing burning out. The aim of the study was to determine whether nurses know and respect the principles of mental hygiene and what experience they may have with it. Another goal was to determine how nurses perceive and assess the psychosocial burdens of their profession.
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Student preparedness to cope with the risk of burnout in the teaching profession
ŠESTÁKOVÁ, Petra
This dissertation is based on a theoretical and empirical synthesis. It offers a theoretical discussion of the burnout syndrome and its influences on surroundings, while the empirical part is performed through questionnaire research, where 69 respondents took part mainly from the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The primary aim of this investigation is to illuminate attitudes of students regarding their readiness to face the burnout syndrome in school conditions and to collect information in regards to their reaction to this situation. The evaluated data, gained through the use of open questions, is represented in the charts. It investigates the advantages and disadvantages that the students feel before the start of their career and which can affect their career growth; or their way to failure. It is apparent from the results that the theoretical knowledge of the problematic issues are on a very good level. Most students believe, that they are well aware of what the burnout syndrome is about and that in case of it happening, they would know how to deal with it and where to look for help.
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Attitudes of nurses to nursing care for terminally ill clients in the long term care Departments
SCHMIDOVÁ, Žaneta
Terminal phase means gradual and irreversible failure of vital functions and organs ending in death. This state directly precedes death. We can understand terminal stage as dying itself. "Nevertheless the term dying must in no case be reduced to terminal phase" (Kelnarová, 2007, p. 10). It is the most demanding phase for a nurse and the whole team caring about a dying patient (Theová, 2002).This thesis deals with mapping nursing care of clients at terminal stage and the possibilities of coping with the care of dying clients and their family members for nurses.The research part was elaborated in the form of qualitative research. The aim was to obtain high quality data to given topic. The technique of semi structured in-depth interview was chosen as the most suitable method. Each respondent was given a number. Lines were subsequently numbered to enable references. The data were analysed by the paper-and-pencil method and four categories were created. Ten subcategories were created within the given categories. The information obtained was processed in schemes. The interviews were performed from February to April 2014.The research sample consisted of six nurses working at a long-term care department. The nurses were intentionally chosen in various categories to get the most objective possible data. There was also one man working at the position of a nurse.The respondents' answers showed that nurses working at the long-term care department have basic knowledge of the issue, are able to get oriented in the problems of dying, the terminal stage length, are able to describe the frequency of meeting with a dying client. The nurses cope well with satisfying the needs of terminally ill clients, they do not omit any of the needs. The nurses are capable of having holistic approach to clients. They take the demands of the care about a dying client as a part of their work, they make no difference and care about a dying person as of any other client at their department. They describe their experience with the dying and their families, they only describe communication with a dying client and his/her family as problematic and sometimes they are not sure whether they act correctly and are afraid of hurting someone. They communicate with such a client and his/her family according to their best conscience and they hope that their approach is the right one. The research has also shown that the nurses are able to prevent the burnout syndrome, they understand that they have to care about themselves, they must like their work, have positive approach to life. They perceive burnout syndrome as a problem, they try to prevent it and if they feel symptoms of inconvenience and dissatisfaction with their job they try to find the better aspects and not to give up. Except for one respondent, who describes herself as burned out. This is however given by the respondent's personality itself.The research shows that nurses have sufficient knowledge of the problems of terminally ill clients at their department, that they are able to provide quality nursing care. They however admit that sometimes they are not completely sure whether they treat a client correctly not to hurt him/her in given situation. After this fact was discovered a brochure was prepared giving nurses instructions for general approach to dying clients and help them minimize negative impact on a client.
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Self-reflection of students of schools with the health and social fields of study with respect to the selected field of study
LIŠKOVÁ, Radka
This diploma thesis deals with the theme: Self-reflection of students of schools with the health and social fields of study with respect to the selected field of study. The main objective of the diploma thesis was to find out how the students' view of the chosen field has been changing in the course of study. The theoretical part contains the definition and explanation of terms related to the researched topic. Qualitative methodology was chosen for the research part of thesis. Data were collected using the technique of semi-structured interview. The interviews focused on what influences contributed to the choice of field, whether any differences in the view of the chosen field and the studied issues appeared, and possible reflection of these changes. The research group consisted of ten female students of the "University of South Bohemia in Czech Budejovice", field of study "Rehabilitation - psychosocial care for disabled children, adults and seniors" in the continuing Master's program. The resulting data were analyzed through a process of open coding. It resulted from the research that the motive for selecting the field of study was primarily a desire to help and work with people and interest in problems. Selected field did not meet the expectations of the communication partners, and the majority of them regret their decision in choosing the field of study. The reason is mainly the unsuitable structure of subjects and low salaries in the profession. The advantage of field of study is gaining useful information and competence development. Completing the practical experience is evaluated as positive. A significant part of the communication partners do not feel ready for performance of the profession. Communication partners often changed their attitude to health and social issues in the negative direction. They most often changed their opinion on Roma people. Children and the senior citizens are the most popular target groups. On the contrary, the homeless persons and the Roma people are the least popular. During the study, the communication partners are aware of their shortcomings and risks associated with the profession. All are worried about the "burnout syndrome". Most of the communication partners currently believe that they will be good workers. The obtained results can help enrich the theoretical knowledge of self-reflection of students with regard to the chosen field of study.
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