Kontakt, 2009 (vol. 11), issue 1
Ztracené dětiEditorial
Ivan Dylevský
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):5-6 
Solidarita rozhoduje o kvalitě mravního jednáníEditorial
Josef Dolista
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):7
Evaluation of the nursing care quality in the Hospital České Budějovice based on selected indicatorsNursing
Petra Papoušková, Jiřina Otásková, Iva Brabcová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):9-21 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.003
The article acquaints the reader with results of research examination focused on the evaluation of the nursing care quality in the Hospital České Budějovice based on selected indicators. The main intention of the research was to identify the considered indicators of the nursing care quality and subject them to evaluation. The research work was implemented between January 2007 and March 2008 with the use of a quantitative method. It included three audits of the nursing care - Hand washing, Keeping of nursing documentation and Catering of patients. At a further stage of the research, questionnaire examination of the satisfaction of patients with the...
Attitude of nursery students to chronic dermatosis - psoriasisNursing
Martina Tomašíková, Želmíra Fetisovová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):22-31 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.004
The probability of the occurrence of a poor health condition in chronic patients can also be associated with insufficient support from the social environment. Ever increasing body of evidence indicates that this may be an important factor in the resulting health condition (Kaplan, 1996; Bartlová, 2005; Křivohlavý 2001). The support on the part of the social environment was defined in many ways. In certain studies, it is characterized as a count of social contacts maintained by a certain person, i.e. extent of the social network. More recent studies demonstrate requirements for a solidarity and unity with the social communication network and mutual...
Nursing diagnostics in context of evidence-based practiceNursing
Elena Gurková, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):32-37 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.005
The evidence-based nursing practice is a methodological approach to the clinical practice, within the framework of which the following four components are considered in decisions made by a nurse - research results, values, patient preferences, clinical experience of the nurse and availability of tools within the scope of a particular clinical environment. The nursing diagnostics is an independent field of practice based on evidences, which calls for certain specific features of particular steps of the process, mainly in the first step - in the formulation of clinical problems. The clinical questions formulated in the first step can cover different...
Physicians from the point of view of students within the framework of nursing practiceNursing
Hynek Volný, Sylva Bártlová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):38-46 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.006
The contribution presents results of examination aimed at physicians and cooperation with physicians as regarded by students of the Health and Social Faculty of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.The technique of questionnaires, enriched in modified techniques of the semantic differential by Osgood, was employed for the data accumulation. The questionnaire was distributed to students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia in the second and third years of the bachelor study programme "General nursing" and also to students of the first and second years of the continuing master programme "Nursing"....
Hygiene of hands - contents analysis of curricular documents of the study programme "Nursing"Nursing
Simona Kelčíková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):47-55 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.007
In her contribution, the author presents results of the contents analysis of basic curricular documents of the study programme "Nursing" concerning hygiene of hands. The contents analysis forms a considerably specific field of the qualitative approach. In Information Sheets of Subjects (ISS) for students of the first, second, third and fourth years, within the framework of quantifying procedures of the contents analysis, a zero dichotomy, frequency of sensual units ("hand hygiene", "technique of washing/disinfection of hands") was found and the occurrence of 32 analytical units was observed within all the years of study in terms of contingence only....
Effects of canistherapy on a child with poliomyelitisHealth and Social Sciences
Alena Lejčarová, Martina Skálová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):56-63 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.008
Canistherapy finds most frequently its applications as a supplementary method in persons with long-term course of the treatment with non-beneficial prognosis. One of forms of canistherapy - positioning - is particularly suitable for children with severe forms of poliomyelitis and those with combined defects. The target of the work presented here was to determine the ability to relax in a boy of 7 years of age with dystonic-dyskinetic form of poliomyelitis and severe retardation of the psychomotor development in the course of a canistherapeutic lesson; whether or possibly after what time period the relaxation of his muscle tone will be accomplished...
Contents and evaluation of lifelong education in short-term courses for general nursesHealth and Social Sciences
Radka Prokešová, Lucie Rolantová, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):64-71 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.009
A number of programmes for the lifelong education are being established at universities within the framework of the lifelong education transformation. The programme mentioned here can serve by way of example.The target of the communication is evaluation of the contents of the courses and finding the feedback obtained via the students.Eight short-term thematic educational courses aimed at the lifelong education were compiled and prepared and, based on results of processing and feedback acquired via the participants, the contents of the themes were evaluated.One hundred and thirty six participants took part in the evaluation and each course...
Overall screening of audition in newborns at Department of Neonatology, Hospital České BudějoviceBiomedicine
Petra Hlavničková, Milan Hanzl, Jaroslava Tomášková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):72-75 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.010
Screening of hearing defects in all the newborns is already being performed in most EU countries and in remaining countries its preparation is under way. The Czech Republic is also currently in this stage, where the nation-wide screening of the audition has not yet been ordered by law, e.g. in contrast to the Slovak Republic. All the perinatological centres provide screening of immature and risk newborns, but screening of the population of physiologic newborns is restricted to individual institutions only. This is rather due to personal problems of the examination (lack of personnel and considerable working load) than technical problems (instrumentation)....
Dočkáme se univerzální chřipkové vakcíny?Popularizace vědy
Jiří Patočka
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):76-80 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.011
Praktická instrukce pro dlouhodobou stabilizaci pozornosti - základ práce se stresemPopularizace vědy
Petr Zach, Jana Mrzílková, Stanislava Kučová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):81-84 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.012
Srovnání popisu buddhistických osmi vědomí se strukturou mozku u člověkaPopularizace vědy
Petr Zach, Jana Mrzílková, Stanislava Kučová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):85-89 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.013
Recenze na knihyReviews
Jiří Patočka
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):90
Recenze na knihyReviews
Jan Vitoň
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):91-93
Zpráva ze středisek ekologické výchovy PavučinaNews
Věra Soukupová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):94-95
Péče porodních asistentek poskytovaná těhotným ženám ve FinskuNews
Martina Gallasová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):95-98 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.017
Solidarita pro zdraví v evropském regionuEditorial
Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):101-102
Clients with rheumatoid arthritis in community carePotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Anežka Rolantová, Věra Vlasáková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):103-108 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.019
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of joints involving as much as 1 % of the population. Rheumatoid arthritis exerts permanent progress and very frequently causes disability. This inflammatory disease particularly involves joints, but it can also involve other organs and systems, as e.g. the myocardium, lungs, muscles, tendons or white of the eye. The quality of life of these patients is affected by the activity of their disease and extent of damage to the joints. Patient organizations play an important role here. The Rheumatics-League associates patients with rheumatic diseases and all the persons, who are interested in helping...
Nursery in the community health care systemPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Sylva Bártlová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):109-114 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.020
The extension of the community health care, particularly of the nursing care, is a key to the improvement of the health as well as physical and mental well being of the whole population. Formation of the system of care for health at the community level is a rather new component of the health care system. The subsystem of the community health care represents a basic functional unit of the whole system of taking care of health particularly oriented at the health. It is focused on achieving the health through the mediation of affecting health determinants at a local level. The community health care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of professionals....
Importance of self-concept and self-management of woman in prevention of oncological-gynaecological diseasesPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Jitka Laholová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):115-118 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.021
Oncological diseases present a permanent danger, they permanently increase in number in our country and they are the second most important cause of the death, next to cardiovascular diseases. The situation in the occurrence of malignant gynaecological tumours in the Czech Republic is not beneficial compared with surrounding advanced West-European countries. The malignant disease hits the women in the most productive period of their life (the most frequent occurrence between 35 and 65 years of age) and has a principal impact on the family, working and social life of woman. Causes of this increasing rate of occurrence are very complex with all the health,...
Style of life of families in the Kysuce area and its effect on healthPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Gabriela Vörösová, Miroslava Gonščáková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):119-123 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.022
The target of the work was mapping selected components of the style of life of families in the Kysuce area. The sample group examined included 174 respondents (women (n = 34) working in selected companies in Čadca, their husbands (n = 31) and secondary school students (n = 109)). The basic method of the work was the use of a questionnaire for women, men and children/students. The statistical processing was carried out with the help of the squared chi test. We found dependence between the style of life of parents and children. It was shown that n = 88 (80.73%) children/students made themselves drunk before reaching their adulthood, of them n = 63 (57.80%)...
Nurse and senior in loss of self-carePotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Ľubica Poledníková, Alica Slamková, Erika Baráthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):124-130 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.023
The consideration of the functional condition is a part of taking care of elderly people and it is a principle of the nursing consideration. The level of self-sufficiency is evaluated by nurses working in inpatient medical and social institutions and nurses involved in primary care within the scope of the nursing anamnesis. From the practical standpoint, the knowledge is most important how the patient is able to manage activities of his/her daily life. Many functional tests are used for testing, which serve for objective evaluation of the degree of dependence in an elderly patient, for estimating the load and quantitative needs of the nursing personnel,...
Health and prevention from the viewpoint of the nursing professionPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Viera Simočková, Mária Zamboriová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):131-136 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.024
The basic aspect of the nurse work is consideration of bio-psycho-social factors affecting the health. Nursing itself deals with persons in health and disease but also with those, whose health is threatened. Nurses are representatives of professions, through the mediation of which they can considerably affect a wide group of clients of all the age categories throughout the life, from the birth to the death. On the other hand, they are also recipients of the health care and thus also of nursing care at all the levels. They are thus also responsible for their own health promotion. Besides others, they provide the health care clients with information...
Management of nursing care for people with special needs in a communityPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Andrea Solgajová, Miroslava Líšková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):137-141 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.025
The term people with functional handicaps or people with special needs characterizes an individual and his/her specific features by a more positive concept compared with the negativistic concept of an individual considered as involved, defective or handicapped. The person with functional involvements, (which can either be somatic, sensory and mental ones or concern communication functions) cannot eliminate the disorder, but the fact, whether he/she will be handicapped, disadvantaged in all aspects or only in certain aspects of his/her life, depends on attitudes and activity of the society which he/she is living in.The change in our health-social...
School nurse - requirements for the future or for the present time?Potřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Mária Boledovičová, Erika Krištofová, Iveta Nádaská, Katarína Zlochová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):142-148 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.026
The central idea of the contribution is a support and protection of the health of children for a period of the school attendance. The target of the work is to demonstrate the work of a school nurse and stress the requirements for school nurses graduated from universities in practice of our educational system. The work is primarily oriented at nursery and its interconnection with the educational and healthcare systems. The subject of the research was the consideration of the attitude of school directors and physicians to the introduction of school nurses to practice. We employed the contents analysis of documents, method of interview and questionnaire...
Satisfaction with life in Czech children as an important factor affecting healthPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Eva Hlaváčková, Lenka Hodačová, Ladislav Csémy, Jindra Šmejkalová, Eva Čermáková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):149-155 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.027
The target of the study was to determine the measure of the satisfaction with life, subjectively perceived health condition and feelings of happiness in Czech children and to consider the results obtained as related to the site of dwelling, age and gender. The target population for the research were Czech children aged 11, 13 and 15 years.The data were obtained from the total number of 5711 children: 1817 children, i.e. 31.8 %, aged 11 years; 1952 children, i.e. 34.2 %, aged 13 years; and 1942 children, i.e. 34 %, aged 15 years. By gender, the group included 2882 boys (50.5 %) and 2829 girls (49.5 %). The data accumulation was implemented within...
Primary care for health of children and adolescentsPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Yvetta Vrublová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):156-159 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.028
The contribution deals with particular fields of the education in children and adolescents in the primary care. Nutritional habits, drinking regimen, movement activity, free-time activities, sleep habits, problems of addictive substances, body weight, body height, body mass index and preventive medical examinations were investigated. As to the body weight, there are individuals with higher BMI. Knowledge of individuals about well-balanced food is sufficient in most respondents. The movement activity of respondents examined was reported as average; in contrast, the time spent at TV or computer considerably exceeds the movement activity. In a targeted...
Support of mental health in seniors with self-care deficiencyPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Dana Zrubcová, Zuzana Schmidtová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):160-163 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.029
The contemporary demographic trend is characterized by a prolongation of the average life span and increase in the number of seniors. The varying demographic parameters also considerably affect granting of the nursing care. Due to senile changes and limitations associated with diseases, the ability of seniors to perform common activities of their daily life is frequently disturbed. The self-care deficit and loneliness can induce the origination of negative emotions supporting development of depressive mood. The depressive mood can also result from feelings of the loneliness, uselessness, retirement or death of a partner. For a nurse working in the...
The use of the model by M. E. Levine in taking community care of seniorsPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Alena Machová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):164-168 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.030
The old age is a stage of the life development, where many changes are encountered, which must be faced by nurses. These are changes in the physical, mental as well as social spheres. Elderly people frequently suffer from a number of diseases and associated physical problems. Diseases in old age have their specific manifestations and course. In the mental sphere, typical changes occur in elderly people in the field of the memory, perception and feelings. Social contacts are furthermore of importance to elderly people. However, the elderly person must face loss of his/her close relatives or friends and it is very difficult to initiate new contacts in...
Importance of the screening in tumour-diseases preventionPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Papp Katalin, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):169-174 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.031
The unfavourable health conditions of Hungarian population are known in Europe and over the world as well. The ratio of mortality by malignant tumours in our country is way over the European average. In Hungary, mortality ratio of cervix cancer in 3.5 times, that of cancer of lungs is 2.5 times higher, than the European average. Mortality of tumours diseases in Hungary in highest for women in cases of lungs, colorectal or breast; for men of lungs, colorectal, lips and mouth, or prostate. Approximately 67 000 new malignant tumours cases are registered yearly in Hungary and about 33 500 people die through some malignant tumours disease. The preventions...
Specialized education for nurses and midwives involved in community care by e-learningPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Sylva Bártlová, Marie Marková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):175-177 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.032
Based on the international project "E-learning in community care", a special correspondence educational programme is being prepared for nurses and midwives involved in the community care. This project is implemented within the programme Leonardo da Vinci with cooperation of partners from Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and France. The programme prepared will be subjected to pilot testing in groups of 30 nurses and 30 midwives in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Based on the analysis, which was implemented among the above listed countries, it is possible to consider that in these countries the community care is being developed at about the...
Mobile Communication and University StudentsPotřeba rozvoje ošetřovatelské komunitní péče
Viera Jakušová, Mária Kilíková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):178-186 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.033
With the development of science and technology in the field of telecommunication tools, the problem of the massive use of mobile phones became very topical. Due to increasing requirements for the prevention, support and protection of public health, we decided to focus the interest of university students on the given problem, enhancing their ability to consider in qualified manner the health risks, and be able to present the recommendations for the population. In 165 students of the study programme Nursing at the Komenský University, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin and University of Health and Social Study of St. Alžbeta in Bratislava (branch in...
Specific features of the Romany ethnic group as related to providing the health and nursing careOšetřovatelská péče orientovaná na zdraví minorit a subkultur
Dana Šlechtová, Olga Bürgerová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):187-192 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.034
If we are searching for the way of understanding Romany people in questions concerning their attitude to the life, health and disease or style of life from the position of staff members of helping professions, it is necessary to consider cultural traditions, which affected their lives for centuries and which affect them to a certain extent even at the present time. The contribution deals with problems of factors principally affecting the existence of Romany people in the majority society and playing an important role in providing the culturally differentiated nursing care. Only mutual understanding of specific features of majority and minority societies...
The use of pictograms in providing the nursing care for women within the Vietnamese communityOšetřovatelská péče orientovaná na zdraví minorit a subkultur
Jana Chrásková, Ludmila Šimůnková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):193-200 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.035
The research investigation solves problems of communication between a Vietnamese women and midwives at the labour ward. The main purpose of the research was to establish pictograms and introduce them to practice of midwives, particularly to labour ward, in the form of a booklet. The authors consider the viewpoint of midwives concerning the communication and pictograms before and after introducing the booklet and compare opinions of midwives aimed at special features of the Vietnamese minority. The research was implemented in selected maternity hospitals of the region of Ústí, in Ústí nad Labem, Teplice and Kadaň and in Karlovy Vary at the beginning...
The use of traditional Chinese medicine by members of Chinese and Vietnamese minoritiesOšetřovatelská péče orientovaná na zdraví minorit a subkultur
Lucie Rolantová, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):201-209 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.036
The traditional Chinese medicine is one of oldest medicinal methods in the world. The complex treatment with the help of traditional Chinese medicine includes several treatment procedures depending on needs of a given person, which are always individual. In therapeutic procedures, phytotherapy, i.e. treatment with herbs, is prevalent. This actually forms roots, which the traditional Chinese medicine is growing from. The treatment methods furthermore include the acupressure, acupuncture, use of moxa, adjustment of food, physical exercise and method of attaching flasks.The number of members of Chinese and Vietnamese minorities in the Czech Republic...
Special features of taking care of members of the Chinese minority group in the Czech RepublicOšetřovatelská péče orientovaná na zdraví minorit a subkultur
Pavel Scholz, Valérie Tóthová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):210-217 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.037
Providing the culture-specific care belongs to basic characteristics of the modern nursing care not only in the Czech Republic. The number of members of the Chinese minority is stepwise being increased, similarly as the number of Chinese tourists. Different consideration of the health and disease markedly affects the attitude to and perception of the patient/client from different cultural environments, either from the professional point of view or from the standpoint of the patient/client. The healthcare personnel should be aware of main differences in the behaviour of members of minority groups (including tourists) not only in association with providing...
Need of self-fulfilment in patients in the course of their hospitalizationSestra a pacient v klinickém ošetřovatelství
Ivana Vachtová, Andrea Hudáčková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):218-231 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.038
The need of self-fulfilment means a realization of one's own potential. The person having this need is a realistic individual, who is able to see clearly the life and to be objective in his/her considerations. He/she is able to recognize appropriate and inappropriate points, is resolute, and his/her self-confidence or self-respect is not reduced. The disease is a hindrance in the process of satisfying human needs and it determines the way of expression and possibility of satisfying the needs. In association with a disease, one frequently pays his/her attention to the satisfaction of lower needs and is only transiently interested in needs at a higher...
Quality of keeping the nursing documentation in practiceSestra a pacient v klinickém ošetřovatelství
Mária Kilíková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):232-238 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.039
Providing quality nursing care is one of priorities of contemporary nursery. The problem of our work was the quality of keeping the nursing documentation in practice. The purpose of our work was to elaborate a local standard of keeping the nursing documentation and use of internal audit methods for monitoring the process of fulfilling the criteria of the local standard of keeping the nursing documentation at inpatient departments of health institutions, which grant services as general hospitals. The results of the audit are facts, which point out deviations and failures in keeping the nursing documentation.
Educational function of a nurse concerning nutrition of patients with intestinal stomaSestra a pacient v klinickém ošetřovatelství
Jolanta Glińska, Anna Iszczek, Ryszard Markert, Beata Brosowska, Małgorzata Lewandowska
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):239-245 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.040
Introduction: The continuous growth of number of people with stoma raises fears about their present and future quality of life. The creation of abdominal anus disturbs to a certain extent the functioning of alimentary tract. Keeping a good state of the nutrition of the stoma patients requires education of the patient as far as the knowledge of absorption and digestion processes in the alimentary tract are concerned. The diet after performing stoma should delivers necessary nutrients and should not cause symptoms like: diarrhoea, flatulence and constipation. The important thing is good toleration of taking nutrients by organism in order that they do...
Experience with measuring the quality of life based on the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in selected groups of patientsSestra a pacient v klinickém ošetřovatelství
Radka Bužgová, Martina Hájková, Agáta Jasioková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):246-251 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.041
Disease means a difficult life situation for a patient, which affects his/her quality of life. The target of the study was to measure the quality of life in selected groups of patients: in dialysis patients (n=29), in diabetics (n=100) and in patients after a distal limb amputation (n=82), and to compare these results with population standards. In the contemporary healthcare system, the quality of life serves for the assessment of the efficacy of the care and investigation of impacts of diseases on the patient life. The evaluation can also be used for providing the quality of life in taking care of health in a community and subsequently for a further...
Position of nurse in a multidisciplinary teamSestra a pacient v klinickém ošetřovatelství
Sylva Bártlová, Ivana Chloubová
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):252-256 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.042
The position of nurses in multidisciplinary teams is currently being considerably changed by the action of the health care transformation including transformation of nursery. The existence of healthcare organization with sufficient numbers of nurses, optimum personal structure of healthcare professionals, good atmosphere at work and cooperation between members of the whole team has enormous effects on the quality of the health care provided and on its results. It is to expect that, due to the fact that the Czech Republic is approaching EU countries, the pressure on the position of a nurse in a multidisciplinary team, particularly in the relationship...
Ethical and legal aspects of euthanasiaEticko - filozofické aspekty v péči o zdraví
Eva Prošková
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):257-265 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.043
The target of the contribution was to summarize basic ethical problems concerning euthanasia and legal answers to these questions and thus, to bring a contribution to the topical social discussion revived by a proposal of a law by the senator Domšová. In addition to the description of the situation in the Czech Republic, it also deals with comparison of foreign legal arrangements. Ethical values are investigated from the standpoint of basic human rights as expressed in the constitutional basis of the Czech law. Particular situations associated with euthanasia sensu lato are differentiated and described, including assisted suicide, respecting formerly...
Ethics in the globalization processEticko - filozofické aspekty v péči o zdraví
Jan Vitoň
Kontakt 2009, 11(1):266-268 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.044
Globalization is currently particularly understood as a negative process, which is inter alia manifested in banking, trade activities, information technologies, traffic in drugs, mafia practices and terrorism. These and further problems are addressed by one of leading moral authorities in late 20th and early 21st centuries, sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman. He considers that positive globalization, or the globalization of the social control, judiciary and legislation but mainly of all the ethical principles, which could establish an order and elucidate targets of these attempts, has not yet been appropriately developed.