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Physical examinations for adults performed by nurse in practitioner´s ordination.
MANČUŠKOVÁ, Zdenka
This bachelor thesis deals with physical examination, the monitoring of physiological functions and the recording of cardiographs by nurses in private practice examination rooms. The thesis contains two parts. The first, and theoretical, part of the thesis is focused on the explanation of certain terms and a description of what it means to provide a physical examination, monitoring of physiological functions and recording cardiographs. The physical examination is focused around human senses. Sight (inspection), hearing (auscultation), touching (palpation), knocking (percussion), per rectum examination, and smelling are all considered methods of examination. Body temperature, breathing, pulse and blood pressure are considered physiological or vital functions. The electrocardiogram signifies cardiac activity in the form of a line, which is drawn by a gadget called an electrocardiogram (ECG). Activities executed by nurses in a private practice exam rooms can be divided into four groups: preventative, diagnostic, medical and administrative group. A nurse provides patients with medical educative materials, samples biological material, monitors clients physiological functions, gives injections, changes bandages, sends preventative examination invitations, orders medical material and equipment etc. The second part contains investigative research. The empirical investigation was performed using the qualitative method in a form of a semi structured interview and direct observation during the interview. In an interview with eight nurses, who all work in private practices, the nurses were asked 15 basic questions. The nurses were observed as they each examined a separate patient. The observation was done based on 32 observation criteria. The observation results were compared with the results of the interviews. Based on their close relation to physical examination, monitoring of physiological functions and cardiograph was added.
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Specificity in the provision of nursing care before and after thyroid surgery.
HAUSEROVÁ, Kateřina
After diabetes mellitus we encounter thyroid disease as the most common disease of the endocrine glands. The most common diseases of endocrine glands are inflammations, tumors, struma or thyroid enlargement, thyroid hyperfunction and hypofunction. Indications for surgery are among others malignant and benign thyroid diseases. In the postoperative care both general and specific principles are applied, which are conformed to the condition of the patient, the type of surgery and the surgeon requirements. Providing the right nursing care should also help the prevention of possible postoperative complications. The bachelor thesis named "Special features in providing nursing care before and after thyroid surgery" is divided into two parts, theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis deals with thyroid anatomy and physiology and its surroundings, its need for iodine, it describes individual thyroid diseases, thyroid disease diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, it also deals with the nursing care before and after thyroid surgery, the emergence of possible complications and last but not least it deals with home care after the patient is discharged from hospital. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to detect the pecularities of providing nursing care before and after thyroid surgery and to determine regime measures and the knowledge of these in patients after thyroid surgery at the surgical department. Research questions were created to achieve the objectives. Q1: What are the pecularities of the nursing care before thyroid surgery? Q2: What are the pecularities of the nursing care after thyroid surgery? Q3: What are the regime measures in patients after thyroid surgery? Q3: What knowledge do the patients have about the regime measures after thyroid surgery? To obtain necessary data a semistructured interview method was used. To process this thesis a qualitative research was carried out. Semi-structured interviews were used as a technique for data collection. Categorization was compiled on the basis of interviews. A research survey was carried out in the surgical ward, where there are patients with thyroid disease. The research showed that the nurses are aware of care principles and they are sufficiently informed about treating a patient with thyroid disease. The interview showed the principles of nursing care, which should be followed throughout the whole period of hospitalization of patients with thyroid disease. In the interviews the nurses emphasized the differences in providing nursing care in a patient before and after thyroid surgery. Furthermore the research showed that nurses would be in favour of further training seminars that would deal with the given issue, about treating a patient with thyroid disease. Awarness and knowledge of the regime measures was also recognized in patients after thyroid surgery. Based on the data obtained from the interviews with patients, those report that their awareness and also knowledge of regime measures after thyroid surgery is minimal and insufficient. The result of the bachelor thesis was to determine the principles of care for patients with thyroid disease. Principles of nursing care were detected in patients before and after thyroid surgery. Furthermore, regime measures were identified in patients after thyroid surgery and also the knowledge of those regime measures in patients after thyroid disease. This bachelor thesis outlines the pecularities in nursing care of patiens with thyroid disease, policy of regime measures after a patient's discharge from hospital and keeping to those is among others a condition for early patients recovery and his return to a normal life. Based on the findings of the research and of available sources a flier will be created about the principles of nursing care for patients after thyroid surgery. The bachelor thesis will also serve as
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The role of nurses in meeting dietary guidelines for adult patients with coeliac disease.
SUCHÁ, Iva
This thesis deals with the education of patients with coeliac disease.Two objectives were set within the survey. The first objective was to ascertain the degree of awareness of patients with coeliac disease educated by a sister. The second objective was to explore the educational methods and the scope of information provided by a sister to a patient within an education about a gluten-free diet. The method of qualitative research using the technique of in-depth interview was used in this work. The research sample consisted of 5 nurses and 5 patients. The investigation was conducted in the Capital City of Prague on outpatient departments of gastroenterology and on departments of allergology and imunology. Through the detailed analysis of the data obtained from the respondents, 6 categories were created: the use of educational methods from the perspective of nurses and patients, the use of educational aids from the perspective of nurses and patients, the time range of an education from the perspective of nurses and patients, the content of education by a sister from a patient's perspective, the content of education on a gluten-free diet from a patient's perspective, education of nurses in the area of coeliac disease.
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Factors influencing the satisfaction of patients with provided nursing care
MORONGOVÁ, Adéla
Current state: The satisfaction of patients is an important factor for the quality of nursing care. Nursing care should be mainly focused on meeting the needs of patients and many other factors. This greatly affects the patient's subjective feeling of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with either the proper nursing care, or other factors. The patient is an active participant in the treatment, not a passive recipient of nursing care. Measuring the satisfaction of patients is one of the requirements for the accreditation of hospitals. Research objective: The aim of the research was to determine the satisfaction of patients with the provided nursing care. Another objective was to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between the satisfaction with nursing care and the impact factors: sex, age, education, environment and the routine on a standard ward, communication with patients and nurses attitude of nurses to patients. Methodology: The research was realized using quantitative methods. For my research I used a standardized questionnaire called Quality seen by patients - evaluation of inpatient care, which included 34 questions. The questionnaire for the assessment of patient satisfaction was compiled into several areas: satisfaction of patients with the hospital stay, with the nursing care provided, with leaving the hospital, with the general assessment of the health care provider. The survey covered the period from January to March 2015 at the standard surgery and internal medicine department in the hospitals of České Budějovice and Český Krumlov. For the survey I selected the patients who were hospitalized in these departments for at least 3 days. The data obtained by a quantitative research were later tested by SPSS software. For statistical testing we selected the chi-square and the tick chart. The significance level was set at 5%. Participants: As part of the survey, a total of 200 patients were approached. 100 patients were interviewed in the hospital of České Budějovice in surgery and internal medicine departments. The remaining 100 questionnaires were distributed to patients in the hospital of Český Krumlov, again on the internal and surgical wards. The total return of the questionnaires was 100% (200). Results: The research shows that men are less satisfied with the received care than women. An important factor in patient satisfaction showed to be the education of the respondents. University-educated patients were significantly less satisfied with nursing care than respondents with secondary and primary education. Another examined factor was the sleep schedule. Approximately one fifth of the surveyed patients (22%) stated that noise caused by other patients was disturbing. The respondents who indicated that were disturbed by the noise in the department, rated the satisfaction with nursing care significantly worse. Conversely, the patients expressed satisfaction with the wake-up time. In the area of the patient satisfaction with the cleanliness of the rooms and toilets, the research survey showed that satisfaction decreases significantly if the patients are not satisfied with the cleanliness of the toilets and rooms. The environment, in which the patients are hospitalized, greatly influences their satisfaction with nursing care. Another important factor for the patient satisfaction is also the communication and the attitude of the nurses to them. If the attitude of the nurses is compassionate, soothing and they pass information to the patients in an understandable way, the patients have more confidence and are more satisfied. This is true when the patients meet their needs and feel that they are treated with dignity and respect. Conclusion: The research shows that these factors affect the satisfaction of patients with nursing care and in the context of these results the importance of highly individualized care is increasing. Nurses must significantly contribute to improving patient satisfaction.
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Nursing care of client's HIV-positive.
ŠETELOVÁ, Nikola
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome has become the whole world pandemic in a short time. It is a virus that is transmitted primarily by blood, breast milk and body fluids, but by means of normal contact with an infected a transfer will not occur if the person does not behave dangerously. The clinical picture of this virus has a very large range of expressions, it depends on what stage is the infected in. In the first few weeks the infected may suffer of temperature, nausea, joint pain. After that infection passes into the asymptomatic period. In the third period of the infection there comes persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, which gradually passes into the fourth stage, which leads to the development of opportunistic infections, malignancies and neurological disorders.To become familiar with the current state of knowledge, which is described on the following pages, it was necessary to study a large number of bibliographic publications by leading Czech and foreign experts in the field of HIV infection. In the Czech scientific environment is this topic, among others, covered by MD. Džamila Stehlíková, from whose scholarly articles and books we have drawn. Another important resource for the bachelor thesis were also journals from abroad, ICAP Columbia University, Czech Health Statistics Yearbook and the magazine of UNAIDS company. From the Czech magazine sources, I would like to mention Florence, Závislosti a my, Lékařské listy and Sestra magazine. The bachelor thesis also includes Internet resources from abroad and the Czech Republic, which deal with such problems, that is www.unaids.org, www.aids-pomoc.cz. Information was also obtained from the World Health Organization, WHO, Czech National Institute of Health and the Czech Ministry of Health. The purpose of the detailed retrieve of a large amount of data was to give relevant statement on researched facts. The knowledge acquired is treated in detail in sections, divided on the basis of the current state of knowledge about HIV infection and AIDS. After studying many studies that have been published, it is clear that HIV infection is increasing, unfortunately, even in the Czech Republic. Recent studies carried out in our country confirm that nowadays people behave very risky and transmission of HIV infection is not decreasing. We have no choice but wait and hope that in this issue there will be found new opportunities and a positive development will occur.
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Nurse?s role in the care of patiens suffering from disfunction of lower urinary tract.
NOVOTNÁ, Alena
The role of a nurse in the care of patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract is one of the most urgent topics of modern urology, gynaecology and neurology. With regard to the latest results of epidemiological studies pointing out high prevalence in the population this problem has been in the centre of attention recently. Dysfunction of lower urinary tract is defined as a complex of symptoms. A quantitative research was performed to obtain the necessary information, employing the method of questioning with the technique of non-standardized interview. 8 patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract and 8 nurses working at urological wards and outpatient departments in the South Bohemian Region were invited to participate. The following goals were set to obtain the necessary information: 1. To find out how patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract gain information. 2. To find out how well patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract are informed. 3. To point out the role of a nurse in the care of patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract. The following research questions were set to reach the goals: 1. How do patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract gain information? 2. What information is available to patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract? 3. In what activities do nurses participate in the care about patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract? The research has shown that the population is not well informed about this dysfunction. If the complex of symptoms occurs the affected persons seek help with general practitioners, gynaecologists or paediatricians and if the problems endure they are sent to a check up at a urological department. However there are lots of patients who procrastinate to go to a check up for months or even years. The role of a nurse in the care of these patients was also examined among experienced staff. The results may help nurses improve the quality of the care provided to patients with dysfunction of lower urinary tract. The obtained information may also point out the mistakes that should be avoided in cooperation of a nurse with a patient; the information from the research may serve for preparation of an educational plan.
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Nonverbal comunication of nurses with patients.
JEGLOVÁ, Lucie
The title of this bachelor´s thesis is: Non-verbal communication of nurses with patients. The expression ?communication comes more and more into focus at present. And so communication is gaining importace and communication training is an important part for exercising a specific profession. Communication skills should form an integral part of professional skills in all professions, where you are in contact with people. First of all, it is inevitable to acquire communication skills in caring professions. Communication is essential for the process of nursing, practice nurses are supposed to master both general and special knowledge as well as ability to communicate effetively.
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Approach and responsibility of today's patiens to cataracta disease.
ZEITHAMOVÁ, Eva
Cataract - Cataract is a disease of the eye lens and can affect all age groups. If left untreated, it can significantly impair vision or lead to blindness. In the theoretical part, I tried to clarify what the cataract actually is, what types of cataract do we have, examination methods, diagnostics, treatment, and nursing care in patients with cataract. In the second part, I tried to explain what the patient awareness is, and how important it is to inform patients about this disease, preoperative and postoperative care as well as after-care in home environment. In the practical part, quantitative survey in a form of questionnaire has been used. The survey took place at the Departmen of Ophthalmology, Jihlava Hospital. I have created two types of questionnaire, for nurses as well as for patients. Results were recorded in bar charts. Three hypotheses are determined for goals. Hypothesis No 1 - younger and younger patients undergo cataract surgery. Hypothesis No 2 - patients are more responsible and well informed. Hypothesis No 3 - level of cooperation with healthcare staff coresponds to anticipations of patient with ocular disease. All three hypotheses were confirmed. Even though the hypothesis No 2 has been confirmed, some patient answers do not indicate it. It is definitely necessary to continue putting stress on awareness, have enough time to inform patients and answer questions of all patients. Results of my work can lead to creation of time space for communication with patient; ensure synoptic and sufficient quantity of information material adequate to the patient needs.
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