Kontakt, 2014 (vol. 16), issue 2

The possibility of patient involvement in prevention of medication errorNursing - Original article

Iva Brabcová, Sylva Bártlová, Valérie Tóthová, Radka Prokešová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e65-e70 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.003  

Medication errors are the most frequent cause of patient harm. The new view of the role of the patient as a partner in his/her safe care can help reduce the risk of serious errors and omissions by health workers. In the context of sociological investigation, the level of patient involvement in the medication process in checking the accuracy of the medication administered and informing healthcare professionals about all the medication taken and possible allergies, has been researched. The selective file of patients admitted to the hospital, corresponded with the patient composition in the Czech Republic in terms of regions, gender and age. These features...

Naomi Feil validation® in geriatric careNursing - Original article

Andrea Pokorná, Michaela Sukupová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e71-e78 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.004  

Available expert findings in the field of gerontology demonstrate the increasing number of seniors suffering from dementia symptoms. The disease is associated among other characteristics with a communication barrier, requiring carers to think about the ideal conditions for treating the elderly with dementia.The concept Validation by Naomi Feil® seems to be a convenient communication tool for those who are caring for the disoriented senior. This is a communication method claiming to lessen stress, nervousness, crying and aggression, and to positively affect the relationship between caregivers and seniors.Methods: A questionnaire survey was...

Priority interventions from the NIC and expected results from the NOC in patients with a nursing diagnosis of Ineffective breathing patternNursing - Original article

František Dolák, Valérie Tóthová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e79-e86 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.04.001  

The aim of the study was to validate the priority interventions NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and the expected results NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) in patients hospitalized in intensive care unit with nursing diagnosis ineffective breathing pattern.Twenty experts helped with the verification of priority interventions and expected results. They assigned score using Likert scale to individual interventions and results. During testing, the experts had to indicate with the help of Likert scale how they perform various activities in selected NIC and how they evaluate different indicators in selected NOC. They could select from...

Buddhists of the Diamond Way Buddhism of Karma Kagjü and their specifities in selected areas of nursing careNursing - Original article

Lucie Rolantová, Valérie Tóthová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e87-e93 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.002  

Diamond Way Buddhism is the youngest Buddhism lay organization, which is focused above all on meditation and direct transmission of experience of mind entity from a teacher to a pupil. In the Western world Diamond Way Buddhism seems to be a very popular direction because of its independence, pragmatism and stress on critical thinking. In recent years, interest in the Diamond Way Buddhism of Karma Kagjü has begun to develop very intensively also in the Czech Republic. The reason can be seen in the fact that in the centres, the so-called lay Buddhism has been practised instead of the monastic life. That makes it possible to combine Buddhism with everyday...

Czech version of Menopause Rating Scale Questionnaire - Preliminary noticeNursing - Original article

Markéta Moravcová, Stanislav Ježek, Jiří Mareš, Eva Vachková

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e94-e101 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.005  

Objectives: Given the general ageing of our population, the number of women suffering from the symptoms of oestrogen deficiency in postmenopause, which may affect their health-related quality of life, is increasing. Therefore, health professionals need reliable tools to be able to find out how the strengths and difficulties that affect the health-related quality of life of particular women are perceived. The aim was to create a Czech version of the Menopause Rating Scale, to assess the psychometric characteristics and validate the questionnaire in clinical practice.Methods: Using a repeated and back translation of the Czech version of the questionnaire...

Management of healthcare facilities and meeting cultural needs of clientsNursing - Original article

Martina Ferencová, Ľubomíra Lizáková

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e102-e107 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.02.003  

The aim of this paper was to identify the relationship between customer requirements for fulfilling their cultural needs, and the size of healthcare facilities that provide inpatient health care in Slovakia. We also investigated the rate of identification of clients' cultural needs in selected Slovak healthcare facilities, regarding communication, alternative nutrition and the spiritual needs of clients from different cultural backgrounds. We also examined conditions for nurse training relating to meeting clients' needs. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire distributed to management representatives of healthcare facilities in Slovakia. The...

Fulfilling the competencies of members of a nursing teamNursing - Original article

Zdeňka Mikšová, Martin Šamaj, Lenka Machálková, Kateřina Ivanová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e108-e118 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.02.002  

The paper deals with the competencies of individual members of a nursing team. The aims of the paper were to describe the current state of fulfilling the competencies of members of nursing teams in inpatient facilities in the Czech Republic as perceived by managers of non-medical professions; to compare the differences in activities of the nursing process, and to assess the needs and education of patients in different types of health-care facilities. The research was conducted using quantitative research methods applying a questionnaire technique of personal design. Individual items were formulated on the basis of the legally established competencies...

Ambulatory geriatrics in the Czech Republic: A survey of geriatricians' opinionsSocial Sciences - Original article

Venuše Škampová, Vladimír Rogalewicz, Libuše Čeledová, Rostislav Čevela

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e119-e131 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.04.002  

According to the latest published data, the total of 33 outpatient geriatric facilities were registered in the Czech Republic at the end of 2011 employing (mostly on a part-time basis) 63 physicians. The aim of this paper was to analyze the reasons of this situation. An extensive survey of the opinions of Czech geriatricians performed in spring 2013 addressing all the 230 geriatricians registered in the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně was focused on the situation in ambulatory geriatric care, the experience with the demand for it, the approach of health insurance companies, and the cooperation with other physicians. The survey has identified...

Economic activity of the visually impaired: An evaluation of the successes of the visually impaired with regard to the market economySocial Sciences - Review article

Pavel Novák

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e132-e137 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.006  

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the participation and the degree of success of the visually impaired in the labor market with regard to the market economy in the Czech Republic.The method used consisted of the application and comparison of statistical information on persons with disabilities, collected by order of the Czech government, the Czech Statistical Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports.The economic activity of the visually impaired was not a direct focus of the statistical survey. The data was collected for the disabled as a...

De-standardization of family trajectories: Childbearing in unmarried cohabitation not only as an alternative but also as a pathway to marriageSocial Sciences - Original article

Miluše Vítečková, Jana Klímová Chaloupková

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):e138-e148 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.05.001  

Based on a secondary analysis of data from qualitative research of unmarried parental couples, this article explores childbearing in unmarried cohabitation from the perspective of de-standardisation and individualization of family trajectories. Drawing upon a differentiation of their situation at the moment around childbirth and their actual attitudes, it distinguishes heterogeneity of views of unmarried parents on the position of an unmarried cohabitation with child in their family trajectories. Overall, the analysis identifies five dimensions of individualization of attitudes in family formation processes: (1) diversification of views on timing of...

Editorial BoardVaria

Editorial board

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):i | DOI: 10.1016/S1212-4117(14)00027-0  

EditorialEditorial

Jiří Patočka

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):79  

Recenze na knihyReviews

Jan Vitoň, Leoš Navrátil, Lucie Sikorová, Gabriela Vörösová

Kontakt 2014, 16(2):174-177