Journal of Nursing, Social Studies, Public Health and Rehabilitati, 2023 (vol. 14), issue 3-4

Review article

An overview of primary health care in geriatric and need of care intervention

Rehana Sindho Kabooro

JNSS 2023, 14(3-4):83-92 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2023.008  

Objective: To evaluate the care interventions and approaches for the ageing population in different countries and their perspective of geriatric care. Quality assurance and workforce development the monitoring supervision and evaluation of care progression is very demanding for the sustainable delivery of care and frequent trainings and education of healthcare professionals develop quality geriatric care. This study has underscored the significance of specific building characteristics from Swedish and Canadian care models, such as community care, physical support, authenticity, cognitive well-being, comfort, and personalization, in positively influencing...

Original article

Reasons and context for disrupting nurses during the administration of medicines

Hana Hajduchová, Martin Červený, Iva Brabcová, Ivana Chloubová, Valérie Tóthová, Radka Prokešová, Josef Malý, Martin Doseděl, Ondřej Tesař, Jiří Vlček

JNSS 2023, 14(3-4):93-98 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2023.009  

Introduction: Administering medication is one of the riskiest operations in healthcare. This research aims to map the reasons and context for disrupting nurses while administering medicines in selected inpatient wards of 4 hospitals in South Bohemia. Methods: We used the method of directly observing general and practical nurses while administering drugs - in selected internal and surgical wards and long-term care and rehabilitation wards. The data was collected in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Results: 18,370 inpatient medicine administrations were observed during the morning, midday, and evening administrations. 58 nurses from 4 hospitals, with an average...

Experiences of Ukrainian mothers with breastfeeding in the Czech Republic

Michaela Abrmanová, Iva Brabcová, Martin Červený, Valérie Tóthová

JNSS 2023, 14(3-4):99-108 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2023.010  

Introduction: Breastfeeding is considered an essential component of children's nutrition and healthy development. This study examines cultural differences in breastfeeding attitudes among mothers of Ukrainian origin who are currently living in the Czech Republic due to the war in Ukraine. Goal: To explore cultural differences in breastfeeding attitudes among mothers of Ukrainian origin living in the Czech Republic, and to identify the need for culturally sensitive nursing care. Methods: A qualitative analysis was conducted through in-depth interviews with Ukrainian mothers to understand how Ukrainian cultural norms, personal beliefs, and social expectations...

A child's best interest as an argument for the assessment of sociopathological phenomena in the family environment

Tomáš Zdechovský, Jitka Fialová

JNSS 2023, 14(3-4):109-119 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2023.011  

Introduction: This paper focuses on assessing a child's best interests in evaluating sociopathological phenomena in the family environment, primarily when determining the necessity of removing the child from his/her family or minimizing contact with one of the parents. Goal: To compare the amended Czech Act No. 359/1999 Coll. on the Social and Legal Protection of Children with the Act on the Support of Children, Youth and Families from Ontario, Canada, and the Norwegian Act on Child Welfare. Specifically, describe the strengths and weaknesses of the assessed laws concerning the upcoming and completely new Czech Act on the Social-Legal Protection of...

Peer influence and self-esteem as predictors of substance abuse among secondary school adolescents in Nigeria

Martins Noyosase Igbineweka, Daniel Dudutarilayefa Tari

JNSS 2023, 14(3-4):120-129 | DOI: 10.32725/jnss.2023.012  

This study examined the relationship between peer influence and self-esteem on substance abuse among senior secondary school adolescents in Ovia North-East, a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised with their corresponding hypotheses formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. This research adopted the correlational survey research design. The population comprised 11,985 students in both public and private senior secondary schools in Ovia North-East, a Local Government Area of Edo State. Simple random sampling was used and a sample of 450 students were selected. The research instrument was a...