Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2015;28(05)

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2015

[The effects of perceived work-related stress on the life style, health and sleep of nurses]

GÁL-INGES Dóra, NÉMETH Anikó

[Aim of the research: The present study aim to assess how the stress level influences the life style, health and sleep. Research and sampling methods: A self-developed questionnaire was administered online during April and May 2015 (N=556). SPSS 9.0 was used for the data analysis; chi square, independent samples t-test and Spearman’s rank correlation were applied (p<0.05). Results: The higher the level of perceived stress is at work, the worse the self-rated health condition (p<0.001), quality (p<0.001) and quantity (p<0.001) of sleep and dietary habits (p<0.001) are. In the group with higher stress level at work intermittent insomnia (p=0.009) and tired mornings (p<0.001) were more frequent. Participants reported their meals to be irregular (p<0.001) and hasty (p=0.006). There were no significant differences regarding chronic illnesses and addictions compared to the group with lower work-related stress levels. Conclusions: According to these results the level of work-related stress correlates negatively with dietary habits, sleep and self-reported health status. ]

HUN 2015;28(05)

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2015

[Nurse student’s attitude, knowledge and experience related to complementary medicine]

SÁRVÁRY Andrea, HAJDUNÉ DEMCSÁK Lívia, RADÓ Sándorné, SÁRVÁRY Attila

[Aim of the research: Investigating nurse students’ attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine and their knowledge of and experience with it. Research and sampling methods: 171 Hungarian nurse (57 full time and 114 part time) students participated in our cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Nurse students’ attitude towards alternative medicine is positive. The most known alternative methods were massage, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, relaxation and meditation. The most used practices were massage, herbal medicine and homeopathy and found them efficient. Full time students used the Internet and part time students used education as information sources. Most students agreed that the integration of alternative methods into health care would be effective, and it should be taught in higher education. Conclusions: Nursing student would get reliable knowledge by integrating alternative medicine into higher education system and it takes their work more effective. ]

HUN 2015;28(05)

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2015

[Experiences with the combined use of Versiva, non-adhesive foam dressing and Curiosa gel in chronic wound care]

BOROS Katalin Gyöngyi, TAKÁCS Tibor, VARGÁNÉ TERHES Anita, CSERNUS Mariann

[Up-to-date wound care is a kind of teamwork that requires modern bandage, a high degree of theoretical knowledge and a strong sense of vocation. The authors describe the complete healing of a patient’s diabetic foot ulcer with all these three factors present. Patients suffering from all the complications of diabetes can often have faith only in the dedicated medical staff. An old patient having almost lost his vision can be treated successfully for diabetic foot ulcer in the period of 11 months due to modern wound management and vascular surgery. With the presentation of this case the authors wish to emphasise the need for devoting more time to medical training concerning modern wound care, and to improve the psychological management of the affected patient. ]

HUN 2015;28(05)

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2015

[Clinical training makes perfect]

BURJÁNNÉ TÖRÖK Orsolya

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HUN 2015;28(05)

Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2015

[Does the optimal attention has preserving of the our health during organizing of the our travell?]

TÓTH Ildikó, BEKE Szilvia

[The study aims to show the relationship between health and travel. Most people do not even count during the journey the possibility of disease, which was confirmed during the research. The study shows the most common illnesses and vaccinations. Henceforth we review the travel health tasks. During the authors’s research questionnaire survey was carried out by 164 persons filled out. The responses confirmed that during our travels our health in need background. Our aim was to raise awareness of what individuals and health care are important. ]

HUN 2015;28(05)