The passing of the act on non-physician medical professions and the decree on activities of healthcare workers has brought numerous changes that are also linked to changes of nurse competences. Aim 1: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization perform male urethral catheterization. Aim 2: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization are interested in improvement of their knowledge of male urethral catheterization. Aim 3: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization have sufficient practical skills in male urethral catheterization. Aim 1: To find out what opinion physicians have on male urethral catheterization performed by a nurse specialized in ARIC. Aim 2: To find out whether physicians let nurses specialized in ARIC perform male urethral catheterization. The research part of the thesis was based on quantitative and qualitative research. The research results will be provided to head nurses in the hospital where the research was performed. The results might be useful for preparation of a specialization course focused on male urethral catheterization not only for nurses specialized in ARIC, but also for nurses that are interested in performing the procedure in the future, particularly as it is known that no such a course exists in the South Bohemia. The results might also be used as an input to further research.

Tyrimo tikslas: išsiaiškinti slaugytojų vaidmenį su šlapimo pūslės kateterizacija susijusių šlapimo takų infekcijų išsivystyme ir profilaktikoje. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Įvertinti slaugytojų, dirbančių reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuose, teorines žinias apie šlapimo takų infekcijas, jų rizikos veiksnius bei profilaktiką; 2. Įvertinti ar slaugytojos, dirbančios reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuose, žino kaip taisyklingai atlikti šlapimo pūslės kateterizaciją laikantis slaugos procedūrų metodikos reikalavimų; 3. Nustatyti, kokias profilaktikos priemones bei metodus taiko reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyrių slaugytojos, kad būtų išvengta šlapimo takų infekcijų; 4. Pateikti praktines rekomendacijas. Tiriamoji grupė: tyrime dalyvavo 104 slaugytojos, dirbančios KMUK, Kauno 2-osios klinikinės ligoninės, Kauno apskrities ligoninės ir Kauno Raudonojo Kryžiaus klinikinės ligoninės reanimacijos ir intensyvios terapijos skyriuose. Tyrimo metodai: anketinė apklausa ir statistinė duomenų analizė. Tyrimas buvo atliekamas 2009 m. vasario – kovo mėnesiais. Apklausai naudota nestandartizuota autorinė anketa, kuri buvo sudaryta remiantis literatūros analize ir Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministro įsakymu patvirtinta higienos norma HN 47-1:2008 “Sveikatos priežiūros įstaigos. Higieninės ir epidemiologinės priežiūros reikalavimai.“, ir tyrėjos paruoštas veiklos testas. Tyrimo metu gauti duomenys apdoroti naudojant SPSS 13.0 versijos statistinį duomenų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The goal of the research – to find out what is the role of the nurses in the development and prophylaxis of the catheter – associated urinary tract infections. Research tasks: 1. Evaluate the theoretical knowledge about the urinary tract infections and their risk’s factors and prophylaxis of the nurses working in the units of Intensive care; 2. Evaluate do the nurses working in the units of Intensive care know how to do the urinary bladder catheterization properly according to the requirements of the methodology of the care procedures; 3. Estimate what preventive measures and methods are used by the nurses of Intensive care units in order to avoid the urinary tract infections; 4. Give the practical recommendations. Investigative group: 104 nurses working in the units of intensive care in Kaunas University Hospital, the Second Kaunas Clinical Hospital, Kaunas Regional Hospital and Kaunas Red Cross Hospital took part in this research. The methods of the research: questionnaire and statistical data analyses. The research was made from January to March in the year 2009. The nonstandard authorized questionnaire which was made according to the analyses of the literature and certified hygiene norm HN 47-1:2008 „Health Care Institutions. Sanitary and epidemiological care requirements.“ affirmed by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania and the test prepared by the researcher. The data received during the research chiseled using the SPSS 13.0 version of the... [to full text]