Nursing perspectives, 2021 (vol. 4), issue 1

Editorial

Editoriál

Alice Strnadová

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):9-10

Theoretical, general focus and ethical or philosophical studies, review articles

ASPECTS OF TRANSCULTURAL CARE IN MIDWIFERY

Lucie Hromková

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):13-25 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.007

Background: Globalization has reached a point where interaction with people from different sociocultural backgrounds is an integral part of everyday life for all of us. The growing number of migrants is noticeable in the field of health care around the world. Care of women with migratory experience is now common in midwife practice. Those mentioned facts covers concepts of transcultural nursing and the needs of theory and practice. The midwife care should be based on an individualized partnership with a woman, which will allow interventions to be adapted to current uniqe needs.Aim: The aim of this article is to...

MIND MAP AS A CREATIVE ONLINE LEARNING STRATEGY IN NURSING EDUCATION

Gabriela Štefková, Mária Zamboriová

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):27-40 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.006

Introduction: Nursing education undergoes periodic changes due to the constant innovation of the educational process. Innovation takes place not only in the context of education, but also for the benefit of students. Goal: Point out the possibilities of applying thought maps to nursing education. Methodology: The development of individual concepts in the creation of the nursing map took place gradually according to the chosen methodology, while the students were continuously facilitated and guided by the teacher during the teaching process. MS Office 365 in MS Word was used for maping. Results: The paper presents four mind maps of...

Empirical research and original research articles

QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

David Korpas, Nikola Muchová

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):43-52 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.004

The work deals with retrospective evaluation of quality of life in outpatients with chronic atrial fibrillation in one medical center. The aim was to use a questionnaire survey using standard methods to determine whether various aspects of quality of life depend on any of the specific indicators such as gender, age or time elapsed since the diagnosis. There have been some significant dependencies of quality of life indicators on age, but no gender dependence has been demonstrated.

MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH DOCUMENTATION AS A PART OF THE PREVENTION OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS RELATED TO URINARY BLADDER CATHETERISATION

Jitka Krocová, Radka Prokešová

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):53-69 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.001

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) accounts for more than a third of healthcare-associated infections. Maintaining documentation on bladder catheterisation is one of the steps how to prevent the infections in question, and the electronic form of the documentation in the clinical information system is clearly recommended.Aim: Among other things, the aim of the investigation was to map how to maintain the documentation on urinary catheterisation in hospitals providing acute inpatient care in the Czech Republic, what data is recorded and whether documentation audits are carried out....

DIABETIC LEG SYNDROME DETERMINANTS

Mária Šupínová, Elena Janiczeková, Júlia Jankovičová

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):71-81 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.003

Background: Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is one of the most common late complications of diabetes, which significantly affects the quality of life of patients with diabetes.Aim: The aim of the paper is to interpret the results of the analysis of the acting determinants in patients with diabetic foot syndrome.Methods: The method of analysis of medical records of patients with diabetic foot syndrome was used. The group included 30 patients with dg. Type I DM with complication of diabetic foot syndrome.Results: The average age of the respondents was 34.67 years. The BMI of men was statistically higher than...

QUALITY OF LIFE IN A PATIENT POPULATION WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC PANCREATITIS

Lenka Zorková, Jana Haluzíková

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):83-94 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.009

Background: Chronic pancreatitis is a debilitating, progressive and incurable disease, leading to an impaired well-being and affecting quality of life.Aim: To determine the quality of life in patients with chronic pancreatitis. To find out what subjective symptoms are most often perceived by patients, what is their relationship to alcohol before and after the disease and whether they smoke.Set and methods: A quantitative method was used for research purposes, through the use of a standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The research group consisted of 70 respondents from gastroenterological clinics.Results:...

Clinical practice issues

SPECIFICS OF POSTOPERATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS AFTER AMPUTATION OF THE LOWER LIMB

Hana Heiderová, Zdeňka Římovská, Jana Žídková

Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2021, 4(1):97-105 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2021.005

Lower limb amputation always means a serious interference with the patient's life.Aim: The aim of the research was to find out the knowledge of general nurses about correctly chosen procedures in the treatment of the stump after amputation of the lower limb.Methodology: The method of quantitative research using a non-standardized questionnaire was chosen for the research survey.Results and discussion: Based on a questionnaire survey, it was found that general nurses have a very low knowledge of correctly chosen procedures for the treatment of the stump after amputation of the lower limb. Deficiencies were identified especially in...