Profese Online, 2010 (vol. 3), issue 2

Articles

THE FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Ivana Bóriková, Katarína Žiaková

Profese online 2010, 3(2):67-78 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2010.007  

Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic progressive disease typically accompanied with impairment of joint function and with restriction of the patients physical activity. Functional disability is one of the most important consequences of rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of empirical correlation research study was to analyze and compare correlations between the variables studied (clinical) and to assess self-care capacity.Methods: In the sample of 100 respondents statement value and reliability of chosen questionnaires was tested by HAQ-DI as standardized instruments of physical disability. Patients' subjective statements have been compared with objective...

RELATION BETWEEN NURSING EDUCATION AND ATTITUDES OF NURSES TOWARD DEATH

Jana Slováková

Profese online 2010, 3(2):71-102 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2010.008  

Aim: The main aim is to examine attitudes of nurses toward death in relation to educational attainment and also to examine significant differences in preference of these attitudes between groups of nurses divided by educational attainment.Methods: We used as research instrument "Death Attitudes Profile - Revised" in our research.Results: We evaluated results in five groups of nurses, broken down by educational attainment - Hight school for nursing, Higher education in nursing, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, Other's degree - specialization in nursing. On the basis of analyzing the data, we found that in the whole sample of nurses was at...

APPRASIAL OF FAMILY FUNCTIONALITY AND THE INFLUENCE OF RISK FACTORS AS A PREVENTION CAN SYNDROME ON CHILDREN AND THE NURSING FUNCTION

Lucia Mazúchová

Profese online 2010, 3(2):79-90 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2010.009  

Aim: Within prevention CAN syndrome on children, we focused on the appraisal of family functionality and the influence of risk factors on children from the outpatient departments and sanitary facilities.Methods: To gain the empirical data, we used the questionnaire of family functionality (QFF). This method enabled us to determine resulting family functionality and share of particular diagnostic criteria. CAN syndrome is most frequently taken place in the non-functional families, which can be divided by importance to problem once, dysfunction once and afunction once. The data were formed by 795 children in the age of 0-6 years.Results: There...

PRIMARY PREVENTION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN BIG HOSPITAL STAFF

Eliška Sovová, Marie Nakládalová, Markéta Kaletová, Ilona Benušová, Pavla Doupalová

Profese online 2010, 3(2):103-116 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2010.010  

Aims: The main aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of the risk factors (RF) of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the staff of large hospitals and to compare their occurerence with available information in the literature.Methods: The research sample consists of 3124 employees in the average age of 36.18 years (median 34,0, SD 11,44), 562 men (M) (18,0 %) in the average age of 37,10 years (34,0; 12,26) and 2562 females (F) (82,0 %) in average age of 35,98 years (34,0; 11,24), those where examined in preventive check-ups. During check-ups the employees completed the questionnaire for the diagnosis of the main RF CVD and the nurses supplemented...

THE UTILIZATION OF THE FEHRING'S MODELS IN THE VALIDATION OF NURSING DIAGNOSES

Renáta Zeleníková, Katarína Žiaková

Profese online 2010, 3(2):117-128 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2010.011  

It is important to validate nursing diagnoses to be appropriate to every socio-cultural context, but only little attention is paid to the accuracy of diagnosis. (Lunney, 2008, p. 29; Lunney, 2003, p. 96) The presumption of the high-quality research in the validation of nursing diagnoses is a well-done methodology, which should contribute towards providing a quality nursing care and effectiveness of nursing interventions. The aim of this article is to describe the Fehring's models of validation of nursing diagnoses, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they are used in validation studies. Fehring, as one of the renowned authors, offers the precisely...