Peritoneal dialysis is one of the possibilities of the chronic renal failure treatment. Its advantage is that the patient is treated alone in his home environment. The main indication of this method is the inability to secure vascular access for hemodialysis. Contraindications include damage to the peritoneum and adhesions in the abdominal cavity. The principle of the method is the exchange of solutes between blood and dialysis solution filled into the peritoneal cavity. Timely and proper education by the nurse is the most important precondition for successful treatment with peritoneal dialysis. The thesis is focused on the role of nurses in the education of patients with peritoneal dialysis. It deals mainly with issues of patient education in connection with the occurrence of complications during their treatment. The first section describes the problems of peritoneal dialysis, including technical aspects, complications and their treatment. Furthermore, the attention is focused on the automated peritoneal dialysis, which takes place mostly at night and therefore the patient has more time to care about his normal daily activities. The second section of the theoretical part is devoted to education. The first target of the research was the examination of the effect of educational activities on the occurence of complications. Before starting treatment, patients have always been educated about the issues of this kond of treatment. The informative materials about the treatment and its related complications were also provided. Some of them did look up the information on the internet, and they discussed it further with the nurse. All of the respondents were able to name and describe the symptoms of complications occurring at the beginning and during the therapy. The second goal was to compare awareness among patients with frequent complications compared to those with the least complications. We did not find any benchmark to determine, whether the inconvenience was caused y the degree of unawareness of the patients, or their attitude to the treatment. The discussion will reflect on the question, which errors did subsequently led to the complications. The third objective was to compare the incidence of complications on patients with APD compared to patients on CAPD. With CAPD, the patient opens and closes the transfer set at least 4 times a day, thereby increasing the risk of infection through the peritoneal catheter. The research shows that among respondents undergoing the APD treatment method, the number of complications is lower. It is not possible to determine, whether the numer of complications on APD is lower due to minimal use of the peritoneal catheter, or because some patients on CAPD have already suffered the complications and have been instructed to approach the APD more responsibly. The empirical part of the thesis is presented by a qualitative research. The survey was carried out in the form of non-standardized interview based on prepared questions, which were extended during interviews. The research group consists of ten patients from dialysis clinics in Tabor, Ceske Budejovice and Jindrichuv Hradec. The patients on CAPD and APD were of different ages and with different duration of treatment. Peritoneal dialysis is the elimination method of replacing the kidneys function, and it is performed by the patient himself, in their own social environment. A prerequisite for successful treatment is high-quality patient education, which is mainly provided by the nurse. This introductory education continues with ongoing reeducation. The results of this thesis may be used as the basis for further research. They can also be used as study material for students of nursing fields. Created brochure can help the patients to decide, how to select the treatment method, or mastering the problems of this treatment.

Basic theoretical background: Stoma as a part of the surgical treatment of digestive tract diseases usually radically affects the life of the patient and his relatives. The patient has to face not only the severe diagnosis but also the result of the surgery concerning one of the most intimate human spheres. A significant part in the return to a full life is the acceptance of the stoma by the patient and his ability of being active when taking care of stoma. The theoretical part in the introduction describes the Theory of self-care deficit. The second part of the theoretical work summarizes basic information regarding the issue of derivation of intestinal stoma and the issue of acceptance of the changed body image and self-care. Objectives and hypotheses: The aim of this work is to find out differences in the acceptance of stoma and care for stoma among patients after intestinal surgery. To achieve the objective of the work, there were set three hypothesis. H1: Patients with a permanent stoma experience major changes in the psychosocial area than patients with temporary stoma. H2: In the postoperative period, women approach practising the stoma care differently than men. H3: Patients under 55 have more information about living with stoma than older patients. Methodology: The research part of the work has been carried out through quantitative research. The form of data gathering was an anonymous questionnaire. The only criterion of the selection of the respondents was the state of health after the intestinal surgery with the subsequent stoma. During the search of the respondents were addressed organizations joining the patients with stoma, stoma and proctologic ambulances of selected hospitals, hospices and homes for elderly people. The obtained data were processed by descriptive statistics in graphs by the help of Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Further on, the statistical evaluation of hypotheses was carried out. Hypotheses were tested by chi-square test in a PivotTable, the average values were compared by T-test. The chosen significance level was 5 %. Conclusion: The work provides a comprehensive look at the issue of acceptance of stoma self-care after intestinal surgery. Creating of stoma, regardless of age or sex of the patient and also regardless of its eventual duration radically influences the patient's life. This is necessary to remember all the time from the long lasting preoperative preparation to aftercare when the stoma patient should be provided by comprehensive care by nurses. The nurse should also help the patient to return to a normal life.

The goal of the work is to ensure a safe feeling for the patient in preoperative preparation so that it can cooperate more actively in the prevention of incontinence in the postoperative period. Another goal of the work is to create an educational material intended for patients with planned prostate surgery. The research was carried out by a qualitative method using questioning in the form of interviews. One group of patients was educated according to the custom of the department and the other group was edited using a brochure. When searching for the respondents, patients were approached by the patients of the Písek hospital. Data analysis was carried out by the hand-coded method, also referred to as the paper and pencil method. The results can be divided into four areas according to which research question they apply. The first part of the results provided information that if the patient is subjectively well informed, we will ensure active co-operation in the prevention of incontinence in the postoperative period. In the second question, we investigated whether the lack of information has an impact on the feeling of safety and security. This has also been confirmed. The third area gave the answer to whether the patient is satisfied if he feels time pressure during reception. The majority of men were unsatisfied with the time pressure. The fourth area assessed the suitability of education through a brochure and according to the practice of the department in the success of the preventive measure of postoperative incontinence. The men who used the brochure were aware of the possible complication and its prevention. The work provides a comprehensive view of the issue of education in prevention of incontinence after prostate surgery. The output of this work is an information brochure for patients of the urological ambulance. Results of the research are used to improve the educational process in patients coming for surgery of the prostate.

The thesis is focused on nutrition of a preterm infant at an intensive care unit from the point of view of nursing activities. A nurse is faced to problems resulting from prematurity state like insufficient sucking, poor coordination of sucking and swallowing, she enters into interaction with parents who are afraid of the life and subsequently of the future of their beloved child. Natural nutrition, preferably with breast milk is irreplaceable in spite of the high development of initial formulas. This is why the mother of the child, who is vital for the newborn?s nutrition, has to be invited into the team. A hundred per cent enteral nutrition is not always possible, parenteral method has to be applied as well. Provision, evaluation and optimization of infant?s nutrition are results of activities of the whole team, i.e. of a nurse as well. The theoretical part of the thesis contains the findings of trophotherapy of a preterm newborn. It deals with parenteral as well as enteral alimentation, its composition and administration techniques. The empiric part lists and evaluates the research results that led to replies to research questions related to nurse?s contribution to trophotherapy of a preterm newborn, to the influence of permanent nasogastric tube on breathing and mucus congestion of the nose as well as to the awareness of nutrition problems among mothers of preterm infants. Measures resulting from the research results and recommendation for further examination are proposed at the end of the thesis. A brochure Preterm Baby Nutrition designed for distribution among mothers at neonatology and perinatology departments and Recommendations for Gastric Tube Introduction belong to the outputs. We should mention that the latter is based on procedures already presented. It was extended by recommendation of the place of introduction with regard to further intention of enteral nutrition administration.

Motoric system diseases belong to the most frequent ones in the present days. All age categories are affected. Congenital defects are included and also injuries, inflammations, degenerative illnesses and others. In the Czech republic are many centers gathering patients with the same diseases. However the centers for orthopedic patients are missing. The dissertation is divided into a theoretic and empiric parts. The theoretic one is focused generally on problems with joint replacements, rehabilitation and relation between a medic and a patient. The dissertation was targeted on: 1. To verify if the informing about the subsequent postop nursing care provided in the center for patients undergoing aloplasty comes up to a patient?s expectations and fulfils their needs. 2. To find out if hospital nurses perceive the difference in the patient engagement in the nursing care according to if he had visited the center before or not. 3. To reveal potential problems in the center running from the patient, nurse and doctor point of view. The research part of the dissertation was implemented with a combination of both qualitative and quantitative survey. For quantitative survey was chosen a method of questioning with a form technique for patients (after a hip or a knee aloplasty) in the Czech republic and Austria and also for nurses working in the orthopedic department and intensive care unit in the Pelhřimov hospital. Three hypotheses were established. 1. The given nursing care informations provided in the center for patients undergoing aloplasties fulfil the patient?s needs. 2. The hospital nurses assess a significant difference in the patient?s collaboration between those who had visited the center before and who had not. 3. In the center for patients waiting for aloplasty daily running there exist problems from the nurse?s point of view. As for the qualitative part of survey a method of questioning with the technique of a semistructured dialog with open questions was used. The research file was created by patients after principal joints aloplasties. In this part we have tried to answer three main questions. 1. What is the relationship between both hospital and the center nurse activities and the patient?s contentment in the sphere of his needs? 2. What sorts of informations for the patients in the center are missing? 3. The patients evaluate the informations provided in the center as orientational or as significant for easier postop care managing? The results of the research survey were analysed and taken in schemes. Patients suffer from disturbing their both physical and psychological needs and so the goal of collaboration is a satisfied and fully informed patient. From the results it is apparent that a nurse in the center closely cooperates with a hospital nurse. The survey revealed that the patients in the center are missing no informations. The patients are prepared for the operation, orient themselves in the related problems know what comes with the rehabilitation as an important part of the postop care. To be concluded: patients are prepared for easier postop care managing. On the basis of analysis of respondent?s answers it was found that the patients undergoing a principal joint aloplasty are sufficiently informed. Although hospital nurses and doctors sense the difference between a patient who had visited the center before and who had not the stimulus for subsequent survey could be how the patients perceive the differentness of info provided within the center and out of it. The survey results could be a stimulus for establishing new centers not only within Vysočina but also in Austria. In the relation with the dissertation results and on the basis of info provided in the center when the patients assessed the info as sufficient for them an informing prospectus was created. The dissertation could serve as an informational material for students not only in the nursing profession.

Abstract Hygiene plays a very important role in our lives. It is often influenced by social, cultural, family and individual factors, as well as by knowledge about health and hygiene. The skin of a child is very soft and sensitive, and therefore requires careful and considerate care throughout the whole period of childhood, especially in the neonatal period and infancy. Skin care of newborns and infants is an essential attribute of the child?s health care. Such care is an individual matter, and it will always depend on family circumstances in which the child lives and on a suitable and proper approach of parents and physicians. The aim of this thesis was to determine the level of knowledge of mothers and the use of such knowledge in skin care of newborns and infants at home. The second objective was to prepare educational material for mothers. The thesis makes use of the questionnaire method. For this purpose, 274 questionnaires were collected. The questionnaire was distributed to mothers of newborns and infants, who take care of their skin at home. The investigation was carried out at pediatrics in the South Bohemian and Pilsen regions. The results of the research are introduced using graphs and some of the results are statistically evaluated by a chi-square test. Two hypotheses were set. Hypothesis 1: Mothers have enough information regarding the skin care of newborns and infants at home. Hypothesis 2: Mothers correctly use the acquired information about skin care of newborns and infants. We were successful in answering both hypotheses in the research study. The analysis and evaluation of the questionnaires shows that mothers are knowledgeable in treating skin of their children in the neonatal period and infancy. However, we managed to prove that some information of the parents is inconsistent with the literature. Therefore an educational material for mothers was created, focusing on skin care of newborns and infants. This educational booklet may be used at pediatric wards.

Abstract Sleep disorders occur frequently during child development. Cause of these disorders are physical but more frequently psychogenic. In diploma work we addressed the nurse role dealing with sleep necessity for child in-patients.. In the theoretical part we dealt with sleep characteristic,sleep disorders and child needs which can be detected not only with child in-patients in hospital ward. Furthermore we engaged in sleep fysiology and other factors which can influence the sleep quality. In the quest for that I did use the semi-structured conversation conducted in hospital child ward in Tábor hospital a.s .and České Budějovice hospital a.s. The conversation contained 15 questions which were answered individually by nurses. Data collection took place in April, 2012. The total number of questioned nurses was 16. In the connection with the theme 2/two objectives and 2 research questions were set. To achieve the objective it was necessary to find what is important to secure child in-patient sleep and find if nurses provide conditions for child in-patient quality sleep. The research questions were raised: ? What principles are considered by nurses to be important to secure the child in-patient sleep mode? ? and secondly ? How the nurses secure the conditions for quality sleep of the child in-patient? ?. As for the theoretical field concerns the nurses do not have the basic knowledge of the sleep fysiology (REM, non REM). As it comes out from response of the nurses, each nurse has an individual opinion of the factors which ensure the child in-patient quality sleep. The conditions for quality sleep are secured by nurses in creating quiet environment, cool room and where necessary also their presence with falling asleep children. The diploma work results are individual On the basis of these findigs, I consider to be necessary, the educative material to be worked out and acquaint the child nurses with its content.

The thesis contains two parts. The teoretici part deals with the topic of free time and a healthy way of spending it. It also describes the udukational activities in youth hostels, the profession of an educator and it shows some possibilities how educators can influence spending the free time of the teenagers living in youth hostels. The main task of the empirici part is the description of educative effect on a healthy way of spending the free time of teenagers who live in youth hostels is focused on a helthy way of spending the free time.

The aim of graduation thesis are issues of hygienic habits of preschool children. In the theoretical part of thesis, there are dealt with specifics of preschool's age. The ensemble of hygienic habits were created including instructions when to use them , which aids to use and especially the way how to deal with them is described there. In this part, the most important deceases caused by low hygienic standard is discussed. The prevention of those issues is the main goal of this part. In the empiric part of the thesis, there was the aim to find out, which mistakes are made by children of preschool age in the hygienic habits. For this purpose, a collection of deliberately chosen 16 children were approached. The qualitative research was chosen for getting the data needed. 9 specific picture worksheets were created , each one concerned one issue of hygienic habits. Research took place in 9 days period of time. The result of the survey was finding out the mistakes made by children approximately in one half of issues. In each job, one half of respondents made a mistake. The second goal was to create an educational training aimed to correct performing of hygienic habits. Within this scope there was fulfilled another goal - creating of collection of educational fairy tails stories collection focused on separate hygienic area. This collection was used in practical part of training. It is connected closely with the third aim of the thesis- to carry out the mentioned training. The children completed one lesson of educational training every day in the morning, the lesson corresponded with an appropriate worksheet. Each lesson contained theoretical and practical part of training. The next goal of the thesis was finding out which changes were achieved in the branch of hygienic habits by children of preschool age. This survey took place every day in the afternoon. It was ascertained that less than a half of respondent made some mistakes and less than a half of the group made some mistakes. Results were measured and compared. In awareness of children in hygienic habits were seen positive changes. The next goal of the thesis was presentation of the survey to the parents of the children who have a child at this age at home and to find out if they were interested in carrying out of the similar training with their children. A collection of 120 deliberately chosen parents was approached ( except of the parents whose children participated in the training before). The quantitative methodology was used in a short questionnaire. In the questionnaire, there were used following questions: age category, education, amount of children in the family, their interest in completing of the training with their children. The results of the training before and after education were shown to the responding parents. They were shown the educational worksheets and fairy tails stories to get better overview about the training methods used. They Could have a look at the educational dolls, which were connected with the practical training. The survey showed that 93 respondents (81%) would be interested in performing of such a training with their children. They stressed the importance of including such education into the preschool training. In the contrary, 27 parents (19%) were not interested and the most mentioned reason was the attention to train the habits on their own in the family environment.

The object of this work is to chart an educational process of ambulant patients undergoing a planned arm surgery due to carpal tunnel syndrome or trigger finger and creating a functional educational material that leads to a change of knowledge and skills of those patients and that can be used by nurses during their work. The three questions to achieve the objectives were: 1) How does the educational process of the patient look like before arm surgery? 2) How is the patient educated on post-operative regime? 3) How are the educational activities implemented in patients undergoing arm surgery? The research project was aimed to the qualitative investigation. Generally the research survey was structured into two phases, the results are summarized in the practical part. The first phase was focused on observation of professional object and depth semi-structured interviews with patients who underwent an arm surgery were made. This survey was supplemented by direct structured observation of nurses in the process of educational activities. Six nurses were altogether involved in the survey. In the second phase, the educational material based on the obtained results, was made for the nurses to use during their work. This material includes educational cards and maps of care instructions for given diseases. Effectivnes of this material was subsequently verified by more semi-structured interviews with six patiens. The results of the survey showed that in the workplace where the respondents underwent the surgery, the educatinal process was singificantly eliminated and for its realization the nurses did not have satisfactory conditions, especially time and spatil conditions. During the educatinal process the nurses were using monologues teaching methods. Demonstration and practical methods were missing. Nurses were not using teaching aids that can make the educatinal process more effective. The results of this work can elucidate the educational reality in surgeries and focus attention on this sector, often neglected in expert literature.