Kontakt, 2020 (vol. 22), issue 2
Nightingale's message for today's nursesEditorial
Jozsef Betlehem
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):77-78 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.015 
The efficiency of the patient fall prevention programme in selected medical institutionsNursing - Original article
Iva Brabcová, Hana Hajduchová, Valérie Tóthová, Sylva Bártlová, Martin Doseděl, Josef Malý, Aleš Kuběna, Jiří Vlček, Andrea Botíková
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):79-84 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.055
Introduction: Patient falls are frequent unwanted events. Hospital managements have the important task of implementing an efficient programme of patient fall prevention - which is complex, multifactorial and highly individualized. The goal of this research was to assess the efficiency of the implemented fall prevention programme in selected South-Bohemian hospitals. Methods: This is an epidemiological, observational and interventional study. In 2018, 16 departments in 4 South-Bohemian hospitals implemented the intervention programme - the aim of which was to minimize risk factors of patient falls. All patients were included in the programme during...
Barriers to the adoption of evidence-based practice among nursesNursing - Review article
Maria Pitsillidou, Zoe Roupa, Antonis Farmakas, Maria Noula
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):85-91 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.017
Aim: The purpose of this review was to investigate the barriers preventing nurses from evaluating and applying evidence from research findings in their nursing practice. Background: Evidence-based practice, a recent addition to the nursing literature, has been reported to promote beneficial outcomes. The investigation of factors influencing its adoption and, in particular, the integration of empirical evidence with nursing practice is warranted. Methods: A systematic review was performed using databases, such as PubMed, CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and MEDLINE, to access articles published between 2008 and 2017. A total of 14 studies...
New competencies required for nurses as compared to the national nursing competency standards in VietnamNursing - Original article
Do Thi Ha, Khanitta Nuntaboot
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):92-95 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.016
Background: Nurses' competency is a critical component that governs the quality of healthcare. In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, the identification of new required competencies for nurses is essential to foster nursing services. Purpose: The qualitative research aimed to explore new competencies that nurses need - as perceived by nurses and other significant stakeholders - compared to the Core Competencies for Vietnamese Nurses (CCVN) regulated by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam in 2012. Methods: The research was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, with a purposive sample of thirty-one participants. Data were gathered using...
Management of postoperative painNursing - Review article
Denisa Macková, Andrea Pokorná
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):96-103 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.018
Aim: To evaluate available scientific findings on the management of postoperative pain. Literature review is the basis for the research, examining the nurses' knowledge and experience in post-operative pain management (in both the Czech Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Methods: Literature review - selected keywords (using Boolean operators) were searched in electronic databases (MEDLINE, EBSCO, CINAHL, ACADEMIC SEARCH ULTIMATE, SCIENCE DIRECT). Results: A total of 469 sources were found. 25 sources meeting the criteria were subjected to critical analysis. A total of 7 studies were selected for the final analysis. Conclusions: International...
Selected social aspects in the life of patients with multiple sclerosisNursing - Original article
Anna Ovšonková *, Edita Hlinková, Michaela Miertová, Katarína Žiaková
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):104-110 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.012
Aim: To describe and interpret the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on selected social aspects of life, on the family and working life. Design: A qualitative cross-sectional study. Methods: The group consisted of 14 probands with MS, with an average age of 44.7 years (± 9.8) and average disease duration of 9.93 years (± 5.97). To collect empirical data, we used a semi-structured interview according to a pre-prepared protocol of our own design, in the period between January-October 2018. The interviews were analysed via an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Results: Due to the disease symptoms, the probands experienced limitations...
The application of clinical risk management in hospitalsNursing - Review article
Radka Prokešová *
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):111-119 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.010
Clinical risk management (CRM) is a specific method of risk management in hospitals that is directly focused on clinical procedures and indirectly on patient-related procedures. The goal of this study was to summarize the conclusions of the studies that deal with implemented instruments that have helped to decrease or eliminate clinical risk management in hospitals in the last ten years. The included full-text studies were searched for in electronic databases focused on management and healthcare: ECONLIB, ProQuest STM+ Hospital Collection - Medline, Science Direct, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar. The full-text studies were searched...
How the length of time spent on the streets impacts adjustment to homelessnessSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Marie Vágnerová, Jakub Marek, Ladislav Csémy
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):120-127 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.014
Background: The length of time spent on the street influences the degree of adjustment to homelessness. Over the years spent sleeping rough, homeless people gradually lose the ability to control their lives and their return to mainstream society becomes less and less likely. Goal: The aim of the study was to discover whether and how men who have been sleeping rough for more than ten years differ from those who have been homeless for four years or less. Methods: The research was based on a narrative analysis of in-depth interviews focused on the respondent's entire life story, i.e. their childhood, adolescence, and the period of adulthood preceding...
Health-related quality of life measures for a cost-effectiveness analysis of ischemic stroke therapiesSocial Sciences in Health - Original article
Irena Drugdová, Vladimír Rogalewicz, Martin Šrámek, Veronika Kopalová, Ondřej Krahula, Beáta Gavurová, Miroslav Barták
Kontakt 2020, 22(2):128-136 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2020.019
Stroke treatment and prevention has witnessed a dramatic development in recent years, especially in developed countries. The objective of this study was to calculate the costs and cost effectiveness of the treatment of ischemic stroke in a Czech stroke center using semi-objective neurological measures - the modified Rankin Score (mRS), the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and the Modified Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction Scale (mTICI). Three possible interventions were investigated: intravenous thrombolysis, neurointerventional radiology, and both interventions applied in succession. In terms of both short-term and long-term effects,...