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Brachytherapy treatment from the perspective of nurses and patients
KULAJEC, Teťana
Brachytherapy is a form of radiotherapy, where the source of radiation is placed in a short distance of the carcinoma. The most common indications for brachytherapeutic treatment are oncogynecological malignancies. This bachelor's work aimed to identify nurse's role in taking care of a patient treated with intracavitary brachytherapy, patient's experience with nursing care provided while being intracavitary brachytherapeuticaly treated and to map the specifics of nursing care connected with intracavitary brachytherapeutic treatment. Secondly, I focused on complications develope during brachytherapy and the possibilities of how a nurse can prevent these complications. To accomplish my aims I used quantitative research in half-structured interviews with nurses and patients. Then I analysed the results using open coding method pencil-paper, and so analysed results were categorized in consequence. The first research group was made up of four nurses, who are working at brachytherapeutic operating-room. The second group was made up of six patients, chosen with the method of intended selection, for whom there was a criterion of suffering from an oncogynecological illness, whether currently or in the past, which was treated with brachytherapy. There was found out, that the role of a nurse working at a brachytherapeutic operating-room is mostly about providing nursing care. She only fulfilled the educational role when introducing the process of brachytherapy itself, but not when introducing preventing complications. According to other statements, there was found out, that nurses only provide this kind of education when asked by the patient directly. When asked about the specifics of nursing care, answers from respondents did not differ at all. Despite the absence of education, the care provided by nurses and collaboration with patients was rated positively and their approach was found professional. Some patients claimed that the nurse also helped them to stay psychically stable. The results showed that the incidence of complications after brachytherapeutic treatment seemed a little wider to patients, than to nurses. The results of the research might be used as a topic of a suggestion to a seminar concerned about this problematic.
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