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Spirituality in nursing
Rybová, Jarmila ; Bratová, Andrea (advisor) ; Nikodemová, Hana (referee)
Starting points: A positive attitude towards the provision of spiritual needs leads to better care and to the internal readiness of nurses to meet the spiritual needs of patients. The mere provision and acceptance of spiritual needs for patients, their relatives and colleagues leads to greater quality, satisfaction, comprehensive and holistic provision of nursing care. Objectives: The aim of the investigation was to map spirituality in nursing. Assessment of the need for faith, belief and significance. Finding out the importance of spirituality / belief in the healing process. Verification of the influence of the community or community as support for nurses and the importance of the information provided about spirituality from patients in the provision of health care. File and methods: Own investigation of spirituality in nursing through a standardized FICA questionnaire. The selection of respondents was intentional. The survey itself was carried out at the Motol University Hospital in Prague. A total of 150 paper questionnaires were distributed. There were 59 correctly completed and acceptable paper questionnaires, 18 questionnaires were collected online. There were 77 nurses in the group, of which 90.91% were women (n = 70) and 9.01% were men (n = 7). The average age was M = 41.54 years. The...
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Eating habits of health care professionals
Bičianová, Michaela ; Meisnerová, Eva (advisor) ; Vágnerová, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with eating habits of nutrition therapists and nurses and with influence of shift work on boarding of nurses. It also dedicates to risks of eating disorders in both groups. It consists of two parts. In the theoretical part are described principles of healthy eating, issues of shift work and characteristic of eating disorders. The practical part uses the questionnaire to find out how the dietary habits of nutrition therapists and nurses differ. The aim is to find out whether nutrition therapists eat better than nurses on the basis of their education, and how shift work affects boarding of nurses. The results are processed into graphs and tables. The results show that general nutritional recommendations follow more nutrition therapists than nurses. Furthermore the questionnaire shows that more than 50% of nurses eats irregularly and the main reason for skipping meals during the night shift is lack of time. It has also been found that a large percentage of nutrition therapists have begun to study their field to get more information about nutrition. It has been confirmed that both nutrition therapists and nurses are in risk group for eating disorders. keywords: eating habits, nutrition, dietary recommendations, nutritional therapy, nurses, eating disorders
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Eating habits of primary school children from the perspective of the practical nurse at the general practitioner for children and teenagers.
KUCHAŘOVÁ, Aneta
This bachelor's thesis deals with eating habits of children at primary-school age from practical nurse's point of view in general practitioner's office for children and youth. We set ourself three essential targets. The first target is: to chart the current situation of primary-school-aged children's eating habits. This target is focused on questionnaires containing basic information about their eating habits, water intake and physical activity. The second target is: to chart the current situation of primary-school-aged children's eating habits from practical nurse's point of view. We did a questionnaire survey with practical nurses in offices of general practitioners for children and youth. The last target highlights the practical nurse's function in children education of healthy diet. The theoretical part is focused on essential nutrients such as saccharides, fats, proteins, vitamins, trace elements, minerals, and water. You can find some childhood illnesses connected with eating in this part, where we concern ourselves with the problematics of overweight and obesity, eating disorder, food allergies, intolerances and absence of appetite. Furthermore, we concentrate on the practical nurse's role for general practitioner for children and youth, and we also deal with health support and healthy diet for primary-school-aged children. We are also interested in water intake and physical activity of these children, last but not least in practical nurse's education of nutrition. We evaluate the nutrition state of a child, percentile graphs, and principles for good nutrition in this part. The methods of quantitative and qualitative exploratory research were chosen in the practical part of the bachelor's thesis. The quantitative exploratory research was focused on primary-school-aged children. The questionnaires was filled in by children at a primary school. The exploratory company was created by 158 respondents. The questionnaires gave us detailed information about eating habits of the children and their regular eating. The eating habits of these children are miscellaneous and they are influenced in some measure by parents and others. Girls are more likely to eat regularly as emerged from the outcome. It also emerged that children consume more sweetened drinks with artificial colorings and they also like fast food. We focused the qualitative exploratory research on 8 practical nurses in general practitioner's offices for children and youth. The semi-structured interview was created by 19 questions. The interviews gave us detailed information about that, if children keep the principles for good nutrition and physical activity or not. It emerged that girls are more like to go to a doctor with the problem of overweight and obesity.
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Burnout syndrome among selected workers in helping professions from the ranks of members of the armed forces, workers in health and education
Dvořáková, Renata ; Hanušová, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Kučírek, Jiří (referee)
This bachelor thesis with the topic "The Burnout syndrome among selected workers in helping professions from the ranks of members of the armed forces, workers in health and education" is divided into two main parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is concerned especially with the characteristics of the concept of burnout, its symptoms, manifestations and possibilities of preventing it. There is also an outline of the various helping professions that are included in the research. The latter part focuses on examination of the burnout syndrome among selected workers by the evaluation of the questionnaire survey. The research focused on several issues. Subject to examination were next to the subjective feelings of the workers and their awareness of the issue, also direct experiences with the syndrome and its prevention. The survey results showed that subjectively the most satisfied group in the current occupation are educators. The least satisfied are the nurses. I also found out that 97 % of respondents were not satisfied with the financial and social evaluation. The results also show that 44 % of the interviewed is satisfied with the working environment. The practical part also focused on the research of the most common and the least frequent methods of coping with stress. It turned...
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Kompetence sester při podávání léčivých přípravků na pracovištích intenzivní péče
HECZKOVÁ, Jana
Medication management is important and very complex part of health care, which is ensured by many healthcare professionals. Intensive care specifics include not only extensive pharmacotherapy but also the administration of medication that can directly and very promptly affect vital signs. This fact brings huge demands on safety during providing care. Traditionally, it is assumed the medication is prescribed by physician, and the nurse ensure administration based on physician?s detailed written prescription. However, activities related to this part of healthcare are currently much more complex. The nurses are expected to be fully competent to fulfil their role in this area at the point of graduation, even in the specialized environment. In addition, it seems that the formal nurses? competencies in medication management are not, in spite of heavy regulation, clearly specified. Although the close relationship between medication management and quality of provided healthcare is obvious, the role of nurses including expected and required demands of current practice have not been analysed in detail yet. The aim of the thesis was to analyse the competencies and nursing role in medication management at intensive care units.Mixed methods design was chosen. Quantitative techniques were used to analyse extent of education and nurses? knowledge in this area, and qualitative techniques were used to analyse current practice and requirements on competence of nurses. There is no difference in formal nurses? clinical competencies in the field of medication management in the Czech Republic depending on the level of education. There is also no difference in extent of pharmacology education during qualifying study at diploma and degree level. However, the current practice in medication management at intensive care units is hugely multifaceted. In some respects its demands greatly exceed the expectations that can be derived from formal set of nurses? clinical competencies in medication management. Although the previous medical doctor?s prescription, especially in case of medication with systemic effect, is considered to be the necessity, the experience of administering this medication in certain circumstances without previous medical doctor?s prescription has been also described. Patient assessment and dose titration of certain medication according to its effect or e.g. laboratory values were described as relatively common part of complex nursing care at this type of workplace, as well as adherence to specific procedures during administration. Particular procedures were workplace related and varied among units but the importance of quality of care was emphasized. The administration of topical medication in specific circumstances, such as eye, oral or skin care in patients with decreased level of consciousness, was perceived more as basic nursing care than medicine administration. However further research will be necessary to verify the extent of this practice. The nurses? knowledge in medication management varied according to the specific topic, but also according to the level of education or previous work experience including previous practice at intensive care environment, although formal competencies in medication management do not differ. Due to the complexity of the medication management and increasing demands on the competence of all healthcare professionals including nurses, it is essential to consider a fundamental revision of the formal nurses? competencies to be necessity at least in this area. Consequently, it could be possible to address the scope, form and content of nursing pharmacology education so that set requirements are met.
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Are nurses taking care of their health?
SMRŽOVÁ, Michaela
This bachelor thesis dealt with a question whether nurses care for their own health. The definition of health is clear. World Health Organisation defined health as a state of a complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of illness or injury in 1948. Hamplová (2015) says that perceiving health only as the absence of illness or injury is incomplete and it does not correspond with miscellany of the term. It is very important to care for our health and not to neglect the care due to the number of the factors influenced by health. Caring for health should be important for every person and it should be more important for sanitationist. This thesis consists of a theoretic part and a research. The theoretic part defines health, its determinants, focuses on lifestyle. It also characterises nurse, her work with or without specialization. Next two chapters deal with care for physical health, manipulation with patients and preventive medical check-ups. The end of the theoretic part deals with care for mental health and prevention of burnout syndrome. The second part of the thesis is a research. We chose a representative sample of ten nurses who work for one-shift or two-shifts and we compared their healthcare. According to the provided answers, we found that sisters often take care of health by trying to follow the diet and movement, while the area care about the psyche of the slightly stagnant. A very positive result in our work was that the sisters except for small exceptions to comply with in a large range of prevention, compliance with hygiene in the area of employment, which include disinfection, sterilization and waste sorting. The method of the research is a quantitative research which included structured interviews with partly structuralised questions.
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The issue of communication between a nurse and a child patient with hyperactivity syndrome
BUGOŠOVÁ, Klára
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of communication between a nurse and a child with the hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD). The aim of this thesis was to determine the most common mistakes that occur during the communication between a nurse and an ADHD child. We also aimed to discover the barriers of communication between a child patient with hyperactivity syndrome and a nurse, map the nurses' knowledge of the appropriate way of communication when approaching a child with ADHD as well as to analyse the parent´s experiences when communicating within the nursing care. To achieve these goals, we chose three research questions: What barriers occur in communication between a nurse and a child patient with ADHD? What kind of knowledge do the nurses have concerning the appropriate way of communicating when approaching a child with ADHD? What kind of experiences do the parents of a child with ADHD have concerning the communication within the nursing care? To carry out the research, we have chosen a qualitative approach using semi-structured interview. The research sample consisted of 8 subjects nurses working either in a paediatric ward or in the general practitioner's office for children and adolescents and 8 family members with a child suffering from ADHD. The results of the research show that difficulties in communication between a nurse and a child with ADHD occur from the point of view of both parties: the nurses as well as the family members. In addition, the research has revealed the most common barriers that occur during this kind of communication. The child´s and parent's behaviour were marked as the most frequent issue. The nurses' statements were confirmed by the research itself. However, most parents shared negative experiences not only with nurses but also with other non-medical staff. Our research opens up space for a deeper study that focuses on other workers rather than nurses in order to create more effective ways of communication with a child patient suffering from ADHD.
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The incidence of burnout syndrome in nurses in selected hospital wards.
VÁŇOVÁ, Kristýna
This diploma thesis deals with the occurrence of the syndrome of burnout in nurses. The main objectives of this work is to determine the incidence of burnout among nurses in selected hospital wards and selected hospitals. In the theoretical part of the thesis is described the profession of nurses, burnout and the possibilities of its prevention. In the practical part I describe the goals, objectives, hypotheses and methodology of my work. Research investigation, implement it through a standardized questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inverters, which is designed for the monitoring of the burnout syndrome in the exposed occupations in the hospital in České Budějovice, Písek and Strakonice. The data obtained evaluating the statistical method of chi square test, which I will verify pre-established hypotheses of work. The obtained results are evaluated and interpreted.
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