Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017 (vol. 8), issue 4

Editorial

IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR PERSON-CENTERED DEMENTIA CARE

Ann Kolanowski

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):706-707 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0022  

Original articles

EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF DIABETICS REQUIRING VASCULAR SURGERY

Edita Hlinková, Jana Nemcová, Katarína ®iaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):708-716 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0023  

Aim: Educational assessment involving epistemological, axiological, and technical conditions was demonstrated to be an important part of the educational process of improving the knowledge and behavior of diabetics requiring vascular surgery. Design: A quantitative interventional prospective study. Methods: The theoretical model of Practical Reasoning of Humanistic Interpretation Method was used to construct the educational assessment. The assessment was followed up by a quantitative interventional prospective study to determine conditions of behavior before and after education. The research sample comprised of diabetics with diabetic...

THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY WITH ORANGE ESSENTIAL OIL ON ANXIETY AND PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH FRACTURED LIMBS ADMITTED TO AN EMERGENCY WARD: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Davood Hekmatpou, Yasaman Pourandish, Pouran Varvani Farahani, Ramin Parvizrad

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):717-722 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0024  

Aim: Pain and anxiety are unpleasant feelings associated with actual or potential tissue damage. The goal of this study is to determine the effect of aromatherapy with orange oil on the pain and anxiety of patients with limb fractures hospitalized in an emergency ward. Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Methods: 60 patients in an emergency ward were allocated to one of two groups: an experimental and a control group, using a randomized blocking sampling method. Four drops of orange oil were poured onto a pad, which was attached to his/her collar by a plastic safety pin (posing no risk to patients), so that the distance from the...

FAMILY CAREGIVER SATISFACTION WITH HOME-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY

Michael Galatsch, Jian Li, Friederike zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Wilfried Schnepp

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):723-730 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0025  

Aim: The aim of this study was to give an overview of family caregiver satisfaction within the home palliative care situation in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: An anonymous questionnaire, with seven validated scales, and comprising of 71 items, was used. The items investigated perceived needs and burdens of families within a home-based palliative care situation. The satisfaction of the family caregivers with the services delivered by palliative care teams was measured by the FAMCARE-2 Scale. Descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were performed. Results: A convenience...

NURSING STUDENTS' WORK EXPERIENCE BASED PERCEPTIONS OF "BEING A GOOD NURSE"

Ramunė Bagdonaitė-Stelmokienė, Vilma ®yd¾iūnaitė

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):731-741 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0026  

Aim: To reveal and describe nursing students' work experience based perceptions of "being a good nurse". Design: This study was implemented using a descriptive qualitative design. Methods: Data were collected in the format of unstructured individual narrative-based written reflections, analyzed by applying inductive manifest qualitative content analysis. The sample consisted of 110 final year nursing students from five different universities of applied sciences in five Lithuanian regions. Results: Nursing students' perceptions of "being a good nurse" derived from their work experience throughout their courses, and relate...

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH - RELATED FEAR AMONG SLOVAK WOMEN

Lucia Mazúchová, Zuzana ©kodová, Simona Kelèíková, Alena Rabárová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):742-748 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0027  

Aim: Aim of the study was to examine the intensity of childbirth-related fear, its components and relationship with selected variables (age, parity, and delivery history) among pregnant women in Slovakia. Design: The study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: A cross-sectional study, 156 pregnant women participated in the research (age 29.7 ± 4.73). The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ, version A) was used to assess the intensity of childbirth-related fear. A short questionnaire of our own design was used to measure the components of child-related fear. Correlation analysis,...

WORKPLACE EMPOWERMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION IN PORTUGUESE NURSING STAFF: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Maria Helena de Almeida, Alejandro Orgambídez-Ramos, Paula Batista

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(4):749-755 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0028  

Aim: The aim was to examine to what extent structural empowerment (access to opportunities, support, information, and resources), and global empowerment predict job satisfaction in a sample of nursing staff from the south of Portugal. Design: A cross-sectional correlational study was made. Methods: Of 205 professional nursing surveyed, a final sample of 151 participants was selected from two public hospitals. To measure structural and global empowerment and work satisfaction, Portuguese versions of the Conditions for Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II) and Job Satisfaction Scale were used. We used STATA software and an alpha...