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Visual disorder by geriatric patients as a nursing problem
BUMBOVÁ, Štěpánka
Due to aging, the incidence of chronic degenerative eye diseases increases. The most common visual diseases include cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Visual impairment reduces the patient's quality of life and therefore requires a special approach by nursing staff. A hospital stay can be one of the most difficult situations for such a patient, because he suddenly finds himself in a foreign environment. Being aware of everyday problems and needs, and the principles of communication is a beneficial element in providing quality nursing care. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the specifics of the approach to geriatric patients with visual impairment in nursing care. The empirical part was processed using a qualitative research survey, which was conducted in the form of a semi-structured interview. The research sample consisted of 10 informants older than 60 years suffering from various visual disorders. The obtained results showed that all informants were able to come to terms with the visual impairment and learn to live with it. Most informants underwent visual surgery and their visual impairment was much reduced, but some informants became more difficult after the operation. Certain requirements were directed mainly at the specifics of communication. Informants reported slight shortcomings in the verbal and nonverbal communication of nursing staff. A positive finding was that the informants consider the quality of the provided nursing services and information to be equivalent to that of persons without visual illness and evaluated the provided care as generally positive. The work provides a comprehensive view of the issue of visual disorders in geriatric age. The results can serve nurses in practice, but also students of medical and non-medical medical disciplines in preparation for future professions. Based on the obtained materials, an information brochure on cataracts and glaucoma was also created.
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Nursing Problems of Patients with Impaired Vision
VOJTÍŠKOVÁ, Aneta
The thesis on Caregivers problems of patients with eye-sight disorders is focused on discovering of specifications in the field of treatment of blind or sand-blind patients. The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on anatomy, physiology, screening methods, range of eye-sight disorder and last but not least treatment. In this particular part we take a closer look at communication, orientation in space, eating, distribution of medicaments, correct procedures, hygiene, printed documents and screening of patients with eye-sight disorders. The practical part of this thesis is devoted to discovering of specifics of the treatment care for the eye-sight disordered patients. This is done using qualitative research constructed as semi-structured interview with nurses from ordinary departments as well as with randomly selected patients. These interviews were processed into case interpretations and category charts. One of the main result of our thesis is that the nurse plays major role in medical treatment of eyesight disordered patient. The important part of treatment is communication - treatment of eye-sight disordered patients is no exception from this rule. Nurse is not only caretaker, but also communicator and educator. The thesis includes the correct procedures of different operations undergone by eye-sight disorder patients. Sufficient knowledge of those can prevent unpleasant situations or even injuries of the medical staff or the patient.
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