Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, 2013 (vol. 4), issue 3

Editorial

Darja Jarošová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):600  

Incentives and barriers in the use of nursing diagnoses

Katarína Žiaková, Elena Gurková, Radka Šerfelová, Juraj Čáp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):601-608  

Aim: Regarding four factors - the competence and experience of nurses, opportunities and quality of education, complexity of a patient's situation, and organizational factors - describe the experience with the use of nursing diagnosis in nursing education and practice. Methods: To collect empirical data, we used a questionnaire of our own design with open questions, focused on the reflection of incentives and barriers by using nursing diagnoses in the areas of education, clinical practice and research. For the processing and evaluation of the data, we used qualitative data analysis. Four respondents, former PhD students were included...

Using the Braden scale for the prediction of pressure sore risk: inter-rater reliability

Petra Mandysová, Jana Pechová, Edvard Ehler

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):609-613  

Aim: The accuracy of the screening scales for identification of patients who are at risk of developing pressure sores has, so far, received only marginal attention in the Czech Republic. The aim was to extend a pilot study that focused on inter-rater reliability of the Braden Scale and to determine inter-rater reliability for a larger patient sample. Methods: Two raters performed independent assessments of 60 patients hospitalized with a neurological disease, using the Braden Scale. Total scores (max. 23 points) were dichotomized (at risk versus not at risk) using the recommended cut-off score (18 points). Using the kappa (κ) coefficient,...

Pain management in relation to the chest tube extraction

Andrea Pokorná, Zuzana Houzarová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):614-621  

Aim: To evaluate recommendations for pain management (by non-pharmacological intervention) in relation to the extraction of chest tube in the nursing care of patients with thoracic drainage. Methods: Through systematic analysis, using Evidence Based Nursing (keywords using Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT) the total of 148 sources were found in primary search in the electronic databases available to the users of Masaryk University (SCOPUS, EBSCO, and MEDLINE - PubMed). After a critical analysis with the use of exclusion criteria, the total of 27 relevant studies on nursing care for people with thoracic drainage in general were subjected...

Workplace stress of nurses in palliative nursing care

Mária Sováriová Soósová, Jana Sušinková, Mária Cenknerová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):622-627  

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the occurrence of stress, stressors, and stress coping strategies and stress predictors in nurses providing palliative care (PC). Methods: The study used a standardized questionnaire - Coping Strategies Inventory and a questionnaire aimed to assess stress and stressful situations. Data were processed by descriptive statistical methods and a linear regression analysis. Results: Sixty eight nurses working in PC at the average age of 37.9 years and the average term of practice in PC of 8.22 years participated in the survey. Overall, we only observed rare occurrence of stress in the study sample...

Pilot testing of PNAP questionnaire "Patient Needs Assessment in Palliative Care" at oncological clinic

Radka Bužgová, Erika Hajnová, Lucie Sikorová, Radka Kozáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):628-633  

Aim: The aim of this contribution is to present the results of pilot research into a testing of the PNAP questionnaire "Patient needs assessment in palliative care" implemented at the oncological clinic of the University Hospital Ostrava, as well as to present an established significance of bio-psycho-social-spiritual needs of patients with terminated oncological treatment. Methods: The sample was made up of 52 patients of the oncological clinic of the University Hospital Ostrava, whose oncological treatment was terminated as a result of an incurable progression of oncological disease. For needs assessment the questionnaire Patient needs...

The use of assessment tools for assessment of complications in oral cavity in children undergoing chemotherapy

Lucie Sikorová, Radka Bužgová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(3):634-641  

Aim: The aim is to find out which assessment tool is recommended in the scientific literature as the most suitable for an assessment of complications in the oral cavity in children, from the age of 2 to 18, who undergo chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Methods: Analysis of papers searched in licenced and freely available databases (Medline, Scopus, Proquest Public Health, Ebsco, Cochrane Collaboration) in the period of 1985-2012. Results: For an assessment of complications in the oral cavity in children undergoing chemotherapy, six suitable assessment tools were identified - Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire, Oral Mucositis Assessment...