Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2010 (vol. 1), issue 3-4

REACTION TIME MEASUREMENT IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF SHIFT WORK AT NURSES

Jana Volná, Karel Šonka

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):147-152 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.016  

Shift work is associated with increased risk of health problems. We chose to test the parameters of wakefulness at shift-working nurses using the Performance Vigilance Task (PVT-192). The visual analogue scale of sleepiness (VAS) and selected sleep history data were included in the investigation.20 nurses working in a 12-hour rotating shift regimen were included. Exclusion criteria comprised the use of sleep-modulating drugs, the presence of history-based sleep disorders, morbidity. Each of the nurses underwent a total of four PVT tests, before and then after her (day or night) duty.The reaction time (RT) mean value before the day shift was...

THE POSITION OF STOMA NURSES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Helena Michálková, Valérie Tóthová

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):153-161 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.017  

Objectives: The research project was focused on the work of stoma nurses. The work of stoma nurses in the Czech Republic has not been completely unified yet. Stoma nurses do not have unified conditions for their work. Those specialists have different competences and different professional education achieved.Methods: The research had set the aim to clarify the given situation, to identify the particularities of work of stoma nurses and to ascertain the competences of those professionals. A questionnaire was made up in order to give a true picture of the given issue. The questionnaire was intended for stoma nurses and to nurses caring...

CHILDREN'S PERCEPTION OF PREVENTION AND INJURY AND INTOXICATION RISKS

Martina Horká, Magdalena Drábová, Miloš Velemínský

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):162-171 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.018  

The issue of children's accident rate is paid great attention. The majority of works deals with the causes of injuries, the mechanisms of their origin, etc. Only a few works focus on the target group of children who experiences, directly or indirectly, a severe injury event.The objective was to use 10 cases to describe the perception of injury events of children - participants. For this purpose, a semi-standardized questionnaire was used which was supplemented with a drawing. The drawing was in the final assessment analysed by a clinical psychologist.The method selected was the qualitative research of 10 children who experienced or witnessed...

INJURIES OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN HOME AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS

Andrea Vitošová, Dominika Průchová

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):172-182 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.019  

In view of the current lack of epidemiological data with detailed information and analysis of the causes of injuries in the home and school environments, a study of children's injuries is being conducted in the South-Bohemian administrative region. The study aims to analyse injuries of children age 0-18, including the most frequent injury locations, mechanisms and other factors relevant to the occurrence of injuries. Data on children who sought medical treatment of injuries during the period from October 2009 to September 2010 were collected by engaging general practitioners for children and adolescents. A total of 568 completed questionnaires entitled...

LIFE GOALS AND CONCERNS DURING PUBESCENCE AND ADOLESCENCE

Ilona Lískovcová, Vladimír Vurm

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):183-199 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.020  

Aim: The primary aim was to map out the choice of life goals and concerns for respondents during their pubescence and adolescence and the secondary aim was to compare changes in choices made in 1996, 2003 and 2009. Changes in the perception of life goals and sources of concern or threats at the time of pubescence and adolescence were compared, along with the choices the respondents made in 1996, 2003 and 2009. We were interested to see if the choice of respondents differed in the different periods of their development and individual years. It was monitored if the frequency of the following was on the decrease or increase: the need for material...

USING THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH (ICF) FOR THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Marek Zeman

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):200-206 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.021  

Introduction: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is an evaluation prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2001 EU membership states adopted this classification as the basic pillar of the rehabilitation policy for people with health disadvantages. The presented paper shows the possibility of using the International classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) in research, more specifically using the classification for the evaluation of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Aim: The aim was to establish in which areas of the respondents' lives (for which codes) people with ankylosing...

USING ELEMENTS OF ALTERNATIVE PEDAGOGY OF MARIA MONTESSORI WHEN WORKING WITH ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN ZAMBIA

Veronika Šimečková

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):207-223 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.022  

The author is presenting her experiences with the application and use of elements of alternative pedagogy of Maria Montessori while working with Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zambia The author realized the research part of her work between 2006 and 2009 focusing on OVC (orphans and vulnerable children) and Street children living in compound in Kalingalinga. The research was done in three phases, during which the author prepared the environment for the work with children according to Maria Montessori, produced weekly activity plan, working sheets and preparedrelevant summer activities. She also prepared case studies relevant to these activities....

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STRESS AND PATIENT SAFETY

Judith M. Stefano

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):121-125 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.013  

It is now realized that patient safety represents a health provider imperative that must be supported from every component of a health care facility, regardless of its size or medical specialty. Recent studies conducted by the Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation demonstrate that health care delivery remains unsafe despite improvement initiatives over the past decade. Accordingly, the institute has put forward the following five concepts that aim to 'meaningfully' improve the safety of the health care system: transparency, care integration, patient/consumer engagement, restoration of joy and meaning in work, and medical...

PREDICTION OF PERSONAL HEALTH RISK FACTORS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME

Claus Muss, Selvaraj Y. Subramaniam

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):126-135 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.014  

In European health systems the metabolic syndrome has become of major concern in public health. The same tendency has been observed also in developing countries of South East Asia. The metabolic syndrome is an important health risk factor often related to Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A successful approach to the prevention of the metabolic syndrome therefore contributes to the stabilization of the present and future health system of the European Union and specific parts of Asia decisively. Practical guidelines for the prevention of diabetes and metabolic syndrome are needed urgently. Laboratory diagnostics provide a practicable tool in the...

THE ASSESSMENT OF INVALIDITY IN THE CASE OF ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS

Libuše Čeledová, Rostislav Čevela

JNSS 2010, 1(3-4):136-146 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2010.015  

This article concerns itself with the new view of the assessment of the state of health, the extent of the reduction of the work capacity and the invalidity of oncological patients which is included in Regulation 359/2009 Coll., which sets out the percentile extent of the reduction in work capacity and the prerequisites of the invalidity assessment and regulates the assessment of the work capacity for the purposes of invalidity upon the basis of the results of cooperation between the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the J. E. Purkyně Czech Medical Society. Assessment of the extent of the reduction of the work capacity implied from Annex no....