[Aim of the study: Assessing the effect of health pedagogy and health development courses on the health concept of nursing students (BSc). The authors assumed that attending these courses will enhance the health perception of the students. Sample and methods: This follow-up study was conducted in September 2013 and in May 2014 involving second-year nursing students (N=61). Drawing and discussing the pictures provided the material for the analysis. Results: Physical, social and emotional dimensions were the most emphatic at both samplings, whereas after the courses the importance of mental, spiritual dimensions and society was significantly higher. The pictures were more detailed (p<0.001), the number of each dimension and their elements was elevated. The importance of living and natural environment was also present. Conclusions: Attending the courses in health pedagogy and health development enhances and broadens the health concept of nursing students.]

[In 2015 in the Institute of Behavioral Sciences of Semmelweis University a board game named MC World (Medical Communi­ca­tion World) was designed to further student learning in the field of medical communication by gamifying the learning material. 29 Hungarian and 28 foreign students were participating in a study where the acceptance of the game and its attitude change effect regarding medical communication were tested. The participants evaluated statements in connection with the game on a 5 point Likert-type scale. The survey responses suggest that both the Hungarian and the foreign medical students considered the application of the game in education as a practical and successful initiation. It draws the attention to better utilization of gamification as an educational facilitator and as a positive opinion forming opportunity.]

[INTRODUCTION - Health care professionals undertaking treatment/nursing of the seriously ill are equally overburdened emotionally, intellectually and physically. This condition might have several, sometimes irreversible negative consequences: avowed difficulties within the communication with patients, families and colleagues, various harms of accumulating, unprocessed stress, severe physical and psychological symptoms of mental burn-out which is very frequent and failures and difficulties of the private life. In our survey we aimed to gain a realistic image of the physical and psychological condition and quality of life of professionals working in Hungarian clinical care in order to provide with indelayable help. METHODS - The basis of the survey was a version of the Hungarostudy 2002 questionnaire, modified for health care professionals. In our sample there were 200 health care professionals dealing with seriously ill and in the control groups 1356 non health care professionals, and 227 health care professionals, choosen from the Hungarostudy survey. In all three groups the proportion of gender, age and education were the same. The results were analysed by the SPSS 10.0 statistical program and the relationship analysis was completed by ANOVA test. RESULTS - The analysis of the answers of those attending in our questionnaire survey - compared to those working in other health care field and to the control group of non health care workers - proves that the ratio of exhaustion and stress-dependent physical and psychological symptoms are prominently, in many cases significantly higher among health care workers dealing with the seriously ill, addiction is more frequent and social net is more unfavourable. These data are even worse for nurses than for doctors and other graduates. CONCLUSION - In treating difficult cases we can start to help with special education that should be general both in gradual and postgradual training.]

[In our modern, globalized world, there is a significant increase in the number of events requiring immediate action where coordinating the rescue, health care and placement of several people at the same time. Unfortunately, we can count not only on international, but domestic relations, for various mass disaster threats and events, whether it is a natural disaster or a different form of artificial disaster. It is of the utmost importance to treat such a qualified situation in inpatient care and health care institutions, where there is a large number of patients and caregivers with limited self-reliance and movement. Although it is important to emphasize the importance of disaster prevention in the domestic context, in cases requiring immediate and rapid intervention, there is a great deal of responsibility and responsibility for nursing staff. By questionnaire surveys, we investigated the catastrophic and evacuation knowledge of inpatient care nurses and the system and method of acquiring these skills. After the results were processed, we concluded that our assumptions proved that the knowledge of the target group in question was very incomplete. In order to increase efficiency, we consider it of the utmost importance to develop a procedure based on unified principles but to adapt to the local conditions of the given institution and to develop its ability-based education system. ]

[The aim of the author is to draw attention to difficulties of pregnant women’s education who suffer from gestational diabetes. Due to the global increase of gestational diabetes, this topic’s importance and actuality is getting more relevant. The key of the successful diabetes treatment is the education. In the course of that it is important to choose a strategy, with that the patient can get as much special skills as she can and will be able to keep the ideal and progressive balance of metabolism. Through to the personal education here is a chance to put an end to the patient’s fears, to increase their motivation and to encourage them. ]