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Vol. 13. No. 4. AUGUST 2000 |
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| The
influence of the medical and nursing staff on patient adheren
Zrínyi, M. |
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| Research
in training and education
Siket, A. |
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| NURSING EDUCATION | Legislation on establishing university education for nurses |
| NURSING POLICY | The Munich Declaration on Nursing and Midwifery |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT | Individual
nursing care and the informing of patients. The role of law and etics
Petrényi-Petrik, P. |
| CONTINUING EDUCATION | Evidence-based
nursing. Part 4. Costs, types of costs and the concept of economic evaluation
in health care
Gulácsi, L. |
The influence of the medical and nursing staff on
patient adherence
Zrínyi, M.
Aims: To explore the influence of the medical and nursing staff on patients’ adherence behaviors.Sample and methods: One hundred and forty-seven subjects were randomly selected as participants. A descriptive, self-report survey was implemented.
Results: There was no association between self-reported measure of adherence and laboratory indicators. The greatest influence on therapeutic adherence was exerted by staff behaviors.
Conclusions: The use of laboratory data seems inconclusive as surrogates of behaviors. Staff influence on adherence is however a dominant determinant of behaviors.
Aims: To investigate the need of nurses for higher education and the response of the higher education system to fulfill such needs.
Sample and methods: A descriptive, correlational survey was used. Two hundred subjects from one major school of nursing were recruited and asked to respond to a survey instrument.
Results: Quality of education was ranked the first among all respondents. All participants supported the opportunity for higher education in nursing.
Conclusions: The need for university education in nursing has been increasing. Establishing programs for specialization after graduation is also a necessity. The development of library and information services is deemed important to refine research skills.
Aims: Informing patients in practice as well as the use of selected bioethical principles have been examined.
Sample and methods: Data were collected with the use of self-report questionnaires. Subjects were recruited from the cardiology department in a large central hospital in northeastern Hungary.
Results: All patients required Information related to health status. However, only one-third of those wanting to decide over treatment options could utilize their right to choice of treatment selection.
Conclusions: Proper patient information means ongoing discussions between the patient and the medical staff. Nurses must advocate patient rights, but patients should also actively participate in decision making.