Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(1):546-552

General nurses' caring for their own health

Silvie Madziová1, Eva Janíková2,*
1 Anaesthesiology-resuscitation clinic, University Hospital Ostrava
2 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava

Aim: One of objectives of this work is to assess how the nurses take care of their own health and whether the nurses deal with their own prevention. Also, to do the mapping of prevalence of health problems, their solution and to detect the attitude of nurses to the risk factors that may be life threatening and have an impact to their own health.

Methods: The survey method supporting this work was done by questionnaire in Bílovec Hospital a.s. and Municipal hospital in Odry in period November 2011 - January 2012. Unstandardized questionnaire included questions regarding the prevention of diseases, incidents of health problems and the attitude of nurses to the threatening factors influencing their health. The experimental group was made of 100 nurses.

Results: The nurses attend their doctors only in case of subjective symptoms, they do not follow the treatment regime in case of common respiratory health problems, they often pass the illness as well as they do not want to be issued the sick leave to finish the treatment properly. Often, they discuss their health problems in the work place or they decide to cure themselves. The long-term health disorder among nurses is musculoskeletal pain due to the fact that only quarter of them strengthens their health by doing a sport activity regularly. Work performance of the nurses is dependent on the quality of their relaxation and overall physical and mental condition. Almost all nurses feel physically and mentally exhausted, half of them thought of career change due to the high mental stress and pay dissatisfaction. All healthcare professionals are aware of how the addictive and lifestyle factors threaten their life, yet one third of the nurses smokes regularly and is overweight.

Conclusion: The profession of general nurse is very challenging and socially undervalued. The nurses should use their skills and qualifications to engage in prevention and counceling in the issues of health protection and its strengthening.

Keywords: general nurse, health, care, prevention, risk factors

Published: March 30, 2013  Show citation

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Madziová S, Janíková E. General nurses' caring for their own health. Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence. 2013;4(1):546-552.
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