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Contact Precautions in Nursing in the Intensive Care
Satranská, Andrea ; Trojánek, Milan (advisor) ; Neugebauer, Jan (referee)
The thesis titled "Barrier Nursing in Intensive Care Units" explores the issue of knowledge and adherence to barrier nursing and enhanced hygienic regime and the reasons for non- compliance. Objectives: The focus of the thesis is to ascertain knowledge of nurses about barrier nursing and enhanced hygienic regime. Furthermore, to determine which protective measures are actually being followed and the reason why they are not being followed. Methods: To fulfill the objectives of the thesis, a survey targeting nursing staff in an adult intensive care unit was created. The survey took place at the University Hospital Hradec Králové. A total of 76 completed questionnaires were included in the study. Results: Based on statistical evaluation, it was found that nurses in intensive care units have an average knowledge of hygienic regimes of 88.36 %. The most common situation in which respondents do not fully adhere to enhanced hygienic measures is during an acute condition of a patient. In the open-ended response section, respondents most frequently mentioned CPR, the risk of removal of invasive access, or patient bed exit. Conclusion: The thesis achieved all predetermined objectives. The issue of adherence to barrier nursing measures, and consequently enhanced hygienic regimes, is a comprehensive topic in...
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Nurses' knowledge and use of personal protective equipment in barrier access to infectious patients
Bubíková, Kateřina ; Jirkovský, Daniel (advisor) ; Trojánek, Milan (referee)
1 Abstract The bachelor thesis entitled "Nurses' Knowledge and Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Barrier Approach to Infectious Patients" deals with the prevention of infection transmission in the hospital environment, emphasizes the importance of using personal protective equipment, and addresses the knowledge and habits of nurses providing nursing care to infectious patients in the hospital. Objective: The aim of the thesis was to determine and evaluate the level of nurses' knowledge in the field of prevention and use of personal protective equipment when working with infectious patients. Within this bachelor thesis, another goal was set to gather information on whether respondents with higher education demonstrate more detailed knowledge in the field of infectious control than respondents with secondary education. The sample of respondents was also compared by age and length of practice, where the correlation between these categories and the depth of knowledge was examined. Sample and methods: The survey was conducted through a questionnaire, the comprehensibility of which was previously verified by a pilot study. Data collection took place at two university hospitals in Prague, at FN Motol and FN Bulovka. The research sample consisted of 163 respondents, 115 respondents from FN Motol and 48 from...
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Selected infectious illnesses - procedures of emergency medical service
SVOBODOVÁ, Adéla
This bachelor thesis is dealing with problems of selected infectious illnesses and procedures of emergency medical servise during dealing with infectious patients. We want to achieve the summary review about selected infectious diseases with the context of the laws in the Czech republic. An important part of this thesis is charting of possibilities of prevention of infectious diseases in conditions of emergency medical service. The thesis is aimed on 4th biological agens of the highest biological safety level against which do not exist any effective treatment. These includes viral hemorrhagic fevers, variola and equine morbilli virus. The selection was decided of division according to valid notice in the Czech republic, which these illnesses graded among the most dangerous. The first part of the thesis contains to complex spreading and transmission of infectious diseases. This part can be use for better understanding and orientation in the following chapters of thesis. The next chapters deal with the aforementioned selected infectious illnesses, barrier nursing care ( focused on emergency medical servise). There are also described primary protective equipment of paramedic and the basic role of the Biohazard team of Jihočeský kraj, which is an important part of the system solution for infectious illnesses. The issue of the thesis id the so-calles The ten proceeding againts infectious illnesses. The effort includes supplemental photographs, which are gained during visits of emergency medical servise and some hospital departments. In the attachement there is a recommendation of Regional Hygiene Station for safer and easier dealing with infectious patients.
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