Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2020 (roč. 11), číslo 2

Exploring the potential of nurses in the delivery of care for people living with chronic conditions

Clare Harvey

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):50-51 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0008  

Violence against nurses in healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Martina Tomagová, Renáta Zeleníková, Radka Kozáková, Katarína Žiaková, Beata Babiarczyk, Agnieszka Turbiarz

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):52-61 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0009  

Aim: To identify the incidence of workplace violence against nurses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, its sources, ways of dealing with violence against nurses, the intensity of nurse’s psychological problems as a result of their experience of workplace violence. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Country Case Study – Questionnaire was used. The sample consisted of 526 nurses from selected healthcare settings in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Data was collected from June to November 2016. Results: Verbal as well physical violence against nurses is a frequent...

Pain assessment in surgical patients in the South Bohemia region

Věra Olišarová, Vendula Dvořáková, Valérie Tóthová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):62-69 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0011  

Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the current state of pain assessment in surgical patients in the South Bohemia region. Design: A quantitative descriptive study. Methods: Two sets of questionnaires were used to determine the state of pain assessment. The sample included 253 nurses and 205 patients from the South Bohemia region. Results: Nurses use visual analog scales (129) and verbal pain assessment (89) to assess pain. A more precise verbal description of pain assessment would be appreciated by 44 of the respondents, and 42 would appreciate confirmation of assessments by doctors. According to nurses, the main pain manifestations in patients...

Nutritional status of hospitalized elderly with coronary heart disease

Katka Bobčíková, Hana Lukšová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):70-77 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0012  

Aim: The quantitative study aimed to assess nutritional status of elderly patients with coronary heart disease using two standardized tools. Design: A quantitative study. Methods: Data were obtained with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). In addition, sociodemographic data were collected and the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living was used to assess patients’ functional independence. The sample comprised 103 patients staying on a cardiovascular ward between April and September 2018. Results: Based on assessment with MNA and MUST, malnutrition or the risk...

Basic human needs in patients with multiple sclerosis: intimacy and sexuality

Dijana Tesla, Ružica Mrkonjić, Tatjana Badrov

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):78-84 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0014  

Aim: To analyse the occurrence of sexual dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in cooperation with the Croatian Association of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, in the form of a questionnaire. A total of 106 patients responded: 24 (23%) male and 82 (77%) female. All subjects were in the age group 21–63 years. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, ANOVA test, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: Primary sexual dysfunction (lack of sexual interest...

Factors affecting nursing students’ attitudes towards violence against women: a cross-sectional study

Emel Bahadir Yilmaz, Arzu Yüksel

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):85-93 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0013  

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine nursing studentsʼ attitudes towards violence against women (VAW) and factors that might influence these attitudes, in particular, those related to their sociodemographic characteristics, previous exposure to violence, and knowledge of violence. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The study sample consisted of 284 nursing students. The data were collected using a student information form and a standardized tool: the Attitude towards Violence against Women Scale (ATVAWS). Results: Students who were female, students who had graduated from vocational schools of health,...

Quality of life in patients with non-healing wounds, with particular focus on assesment tools – a literature review

Lenka Krupová, Andrea Pokorná

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(2):94-103 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0010  

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze published studies focusing on quality of life (QoL) in patients with non-healing wounds, with particular focus on assessment tools. Design: Type of study – literature review. Methods: Articles focusing on QoL in patients with non-healing wounds were searched for in various electronic databases using relevant terms. The search was limited to articles in English issued between January 2014 and April 2019, in the electronic databases Scopus, PubMed, and CINAHL. Results: In total, 24 studies were found which met the established criteria. Conclusion: Non-healing wounds significantly...