Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2012 (vol. 3), issue 2

Editorial

Mi Sook Song

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):368  

Factors affecting dental hygiene in school-aged children and in adolescence

Mária Kožuchová, Martina Bašková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):369-374  

Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the factors affecting dental hygiene such as consumption of sweets and sweet soft drinks in school-aged pupils in terms of their age and gender and at the same time to analyse the occurrence of dental hygiene during the day. Methods: The set of respondents consisted of 1187 pupils (620 girls and 567 boys) at the age of 11, 13 and 15 years in the area of central Slovakia. The data collection was conducted in the period of May 2010 to June 2010. For data collection was used standardized questionnaire for HBSC studies (Health Behaviour in School -aged Children). The results were analysed by Chi-square...

Psychometric properties of Czech version of McCloskey/Mueller satisfaction scale

Elena Gurková, Silvie Haroková, Katarína Žiaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):375-383  

Aim: The McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale represents one of the most often used instrument for measuring satisfaction among nurses. The paper has a character of a validation study, whose aim was to test the psychometric properties of the Czech version of the tool. In the paper we compared the structure of the Czech version with its original (Mueller, McCloskey, 1990) and later revised version (Tourangeau et al., 2006). Methods: The research sample consisted of 499 general nurses from six hospitals. The psychometric analysis of the tool in our study was realized from the acpect of factor analysis and realibility. In order to determine...

Nursing clinical placement - students reflection

Eliška Skřivánková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):384-389  

Objective: The aim of this study was to find out how nursing students evaluate their clinical practice, co-operation with the mentor, what aspects affects their satisfaction with the practice and how the evaluation of practice varies from wards. Methods: The sample comprised of 59 nursing students of the second and third year of study. The survey was realized by standardized Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision instrument CLES (Saarikoski, 2002) after the completion of students clinical practice (2008). Results: Differences were confirmed in the evaluation of the supervision and clinical learning environment depending...

Factors influencing the use of nursing diagnoses in practice

Helena Macková, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):390-397  

Aim: The main aim of the study was to identify which factors influenced the use of nursing diagnoses in clinical practice. Another aim was to ascertain whether age, education and type of workplace affected the relative importance accorded to these factors. Methods: A non-standardized questionnaire on factors influencing the use of nursing diagnoses was administered to a sample consisting of 243 registered general nurses from 9 healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic. Using Likert's 5 -point scale, the nurses rated the importance of several factors in influencing their use of nursing diagnoses in practice. The research was conducted...

Adherence to therapy by patients treated with Warfarin

Michaela Teperová, Lucie Sikorová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):398-403  

Aim: Exploratory investigation ascertained capabilities of cooperation of patients when treated with warfarin and adherence to treatment regimen during long term anticoagulant therapy by warfarin. Specifically was mapped and assessed the level of education by nurse, foreknowledge and adherence to treatment in patients treated with warfarin. Methods: The exploratory set consisted of 108 patients, who were registered in ambulant treatment of internal and cardiac ambulance at internal department of Hospital in Frydek-Mistek. Exploratory investigation took place in December 2010 and January 2011. For data collection was used method of questionnaire...

Creation of a measuring tool for evaluating the needs of patients in palliative care in connection with the quality of life: evaluation of the needs of patients in palliative care (PNAP)

Radka Bužgová, Renáta Zeleníková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):404-414  

Objective: The aim of the research was to determine the needs of patients in palliative care in connection with the quality of their lives and to create a suitable tool for identifying the needs of patients in palliative care. Methods: To determine the needs of patients in palliative care and obtaining material for formulation of the questionnaire items was used qualitative method of structured group interviews - focus groups (n = 5), which were carried out in two phases. 30 respondents participated in this focus groups (nurses, physicians, social workers, parsons, patient, family members). In the first part of structured interviews were...