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A nurse´s role in looking after clients spare time in the course of their hospitalization
RATAJOVÁ, Radka
Nurse{\crq}s role in making use of the clients{\crq} free time when hospitalized at the ECD Nurses{\crq} mission in the society is to satisfy client{\crq}s immediate needs and to reach the maximum physical, mental, and social satisfaction possible. This can be achieved by a holistic attitude towards the client which comprises of the whole personality, compact human being with all the aspects of his or her personal lifestyle. No less important is the communication with the patient himself, either verbal or non-verbal, because the client{\crq}s psyche is totally changed inside the hospital. The way the patient deals with the hospitalization can be very much affected by a nurse with her correct attitude towards the patient. Especially with the long-term client it is very important to think about cooperation with their families and that way to prevent the negative consequences of the hospitalization, keep the clients engaged throughout their free time and support their self-containment. For these purposes, nurses use all sorts of techniques which are comprised in this thesis. The objective of this thesis was to find out whether nurses devote to the patients in their free time sufficiently, whether they have the means to do that and what options they have. If possible, find out the client{\crq}s feedback on their possibilities of make use of their fee time in the hospital. Based on the information gathered, theoretical knowledge and practical experience the thesis tries to suggest improvement for the situation on the departments given. The survey was applied using questionnaire quantitative data collection method. Two survey files were created: nurses at ECD and ECD clients. Two suppositions were assessed, which were supposed to either confirm or rebut the lack of time for client{\crq}s activities within their free time during their hospitalization and clients{\crq} dissatisfaction with making use of the free time during their hospitalization. The first supposition has confirmed that nurses do not have lack of time for clients{\crq} activities within their free time during their hospitalization. The second supposition did not confirm clients{\crq} dissatisfaction with making use of the free time during their hospitalization. The results of the survey has proved that nursed would like to spend more time with the clients in their free time but the crucial problem is the lack of staff. It is therefore impossible to devote to the clients as they would wish for. Another problem is the lack of financial assets. Nevertheless, nurses proposed plenty of suggestions which would make the clients{\crq} stay in the hospital more likeable. On the other hand, clients{\crq} dissatisfaction with making use of the free time during their hospitalization was a marginal one, especially thanks to their family relatives. They do not expect nurses to spend the free time with them due to their recognized work load. It would be most suitable to provide a sufficient amount of staff and volunteers for the clients{\crq} free-time activities during their hospitalization. If possible, extend the range of the limited options of making use of the clients{\crq} free time and introduce these options to them because the present patients do not expect such options at all.
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