Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2020 (roč. 11), číslo 4

It is time for advanced nursing practice in the eastern countries of the European union: marking the international year of the nurse and the midwife

Brigita Skela-Savič

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):152-153 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0034  

Job satisfaction of nurses in Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia: a cross-sectional study

Marija Spevan, Andreja Kvas, Sandra Bošković

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):154-162 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0027  

Aim: This study aimed to determine nurses’ attitudes toward job satisfaction and to describe the variables that affect their job satisfaction. Design: A non-experimental, cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 1,850 nurses working in clinical hospital centres in Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia were approached. Of those, 475 participated in the study, making a total response rate of 25.6%. Data were collected through the Survey of Nursing Satisfaction. The questionnaire is owned by the Croatian Agency for Quality and Accreditation in Health Care and Social Welfare. Results: The overall results for all three countries...

Work motivation, job satisfaction, and nursing record-keeping: do they differ in surgery and internal disease departments?

Ivana Gusar, Alana Lazinica, Mira Klarin

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):163-170 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0028  

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the level of work motivation, job satisfaction, and nursing record-keeping, and to analyse differences in job satisfaction, work motivation, and level of nursing record-keeping in two wards. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Methods: The study involved nurses employed in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Internal Medicine. The nurses voluntarily and anonymously completed the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale and a questionnaire that included job satisfaction and demographic information. Nursing records were taken from the health institution computer database....

Nursing guidelines to improve sexual function and quality of life among women undergoing hemodialysis

Mervat Mostafa Abd El Monem, Hanan Morsy Salim

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):171-179 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0029  

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of nursing guidelines on improving sexual function and quality of life among women undergoing hemodialysis. Design: An intervention design was used. Methods: A purposive sample of 50 women (25 women from the dialysis unit at Elahrar hospital, and 25 women from the dialysis unit at Zagazig university hospitals). To collect data we used the structured interviewing questionnaire, the Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF), to assess sexual function, the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire to measure the impact of hemodialysis on women’s quality of life, and Arabic...

Promotion and support of breastfeeding within the baby-friendly hospital initiative programme in Slovakia

Martina Bašková, Barbora Chabanová, Zuzana Škodová, Nora Malinovská, Eva Urbanová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):180-187 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0031  

Aim: To find the level of support and assistance provided to mothers shortly after birth, and the amount of information on breastfeeding provided to them by health professionals. Design: A quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. Methods: The data were collected in two maternity hospitals in central Slovakia between June 2019 and the end of January 2020. The sample consisted of 200 women after childbirth. The standardised Questionnaire for Breastfeeding Mother was used. Results: During hospital stay, 54% of mothers reported exclusive breastfeeding, and 14% stated no forms of breast milk substitute were provided....

Quality of work life among nurses working at a provincial general hospital in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

Le Thi Huong Van, Kanittha Volrathongchai, Nguyen Vu Quoc Huy, Ton Nu Minh Duc, Do Van Hung, Tran Thi Mai Lien

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):188-195 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0030  

Aim: To measure the overall level of quality of work life (QWL), and its association with personal and work-related factors among nurses working at a provincial general hospital in Vietnam. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: One hundred and sixty nurses were selected by stratified random sampling. Questionnaires were used to survey personal factors, job position, salary, and working years, including work life dimensions. The reliability of the instrument used for the survey was tested using Cronbach alpha, which yielded an index of 0.925. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test (p < 0.05), and Pearson’s and...

Burnout in parents of sick children and its risk factors: a literature review

Slávka Mrosková, Martina Reľovská, Alena Schlosserová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2020, 11(4):196-206 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0015  

Aim. The aim of the review is to analyze burnout in parents who provide care for children with various physical and psychosocial diseases and disabilities using available literature sources, and, subsequently, to assess the factors that increase the risk of burnout. Design: A literature review. Methods: Content analysis of research published in the years 1/2004 – 12/2018 in electronic databases (Pubmed, Scopus, Science Direct, and EBSCO) was applied. Following application of the selection criteria, 14 surveys were included in the final analysis. Results: The studies integrated into the review show considerable methodological...