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Specifics of social work with HIV positive clients
KVARDOVÁ, Anežka
This bachelor thesis deals with the specifics of social work with HIV positive clients. The aim of this work was to map these specifics and to create a comprehensive overview of services provided to HIV positive individuals, their family members and loved ones in the Czech Republic. The thesis itself contains basic information about HIV infection, description of high-risk groups most frequently affected by this infection and last but not least the specifics in life of HIV positive persons and social work realized with them. It also maps the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and services available for HIV positive in selected European countries. Finally, a short brochure was created from the information gathered during the work, containing most of the services available in the Czech Republic mentioned in the text. This brochure should serve as a source of help for HIV positive individuals in difficult life situations, or even in common matters.
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Nursing care for HIV positive client at Czech Republic and in Namibia.
FINTOVÁ, Eliška
Current status HIV Virus - Human Immune Deficiency Virus (which means a virus that causes a loss of immunity in humans) is the cause of AIDS disease, an abbreviation of the English name Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which expresses the nature of the disease. This disease was first recognized in the US in 1981. Currently, there are no medications able to remove the virus from the body. The HIV virus is most often transmitted through sexual intercourse, blood and breast milk. The treatment of HIV-positive patients has its specific characteristics that minimize the risk of transmission of infection to healthcare workers. The objective and Research Questions The object of this bachelor thesis was to find out how nurses take care about HIV positive patients in Czech Republic and how nurses take care of these patients in Namibia. The following research questions have been identified for these objectives. What is the difference between a HIV-positive patient at a specialized workplace and in normal departments? How do nurses progress on urgent incomes while treating an HIV-positive patinet? How nurses follow barrier nursing care when touching an HIV positive patient? How do they treat HIV-positive patient at the České Budějovice Hospital? How do they treat HIV-positive patient in Namibia? Methods The research part of this bachelor thesis was elaborated by the method of qualitative research. The data collection was performed by a deep-structured interview technique. The interview was attended by ten nurses, five from Czech Republic and five from Namibia. Results Research has shown that nurses in Namibia, where HIV and AIDS are far more widespread, but also in the Czech Republic, have very good theoretical and practical skills. The main difference is that Namibian nurses have much more experience with HIV-positive patients. Some departments have a registry of HIV-positive clients, which, for example, is missing in the hospital in České Budějovice. Namibian nurses' answers show that they would not panic in case of contact with infected biological material. On the otherside, some Czech nurses admit that in that case they could panic. However, Czech and Namibian nurses have demonstrated the same, high level of knowledge and ability in interview
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