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Vol. 14. No. 5. OKTOBER 2001 |
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| CONTENTS | Psychological
and social problems of couples suffering from infertility – nursing considerations
Mata, Zs., Boga, P. MD, Bakonyi, T. |
| Diabetes
care – current considerations of patient education
Teszéri, J. RN |
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| FOCUS | Carreer
in nursing seen by students at a baccalaurate nursing program
Bodrogi, B., Kálmán, Zs. |
| Who
should be teaching at baccalaurate nursing programs?
Irinyi, T. |
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| Comments
on the article ‘Who should be teaching at baccalaurate nursing programs?’
Zrínyi, M., RN, PhD, Editor |
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| Nurses
and midwives for health. WHO’s European strategy of nursing and midwifery
education. (Excerpts)
Compiled by Fedinecz Vittay, K. |
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| Review of the nursing literature | |
Psychological and social problems of couples suffering from infertility – nursing considerations
Mata, Zs., Boga, P. MD, Bakonyi, T.
While unwanted pregnancy seems to be addressed appropriately, there is no such support available for infertility. Our objective was to assess the extent to which psychological burdens of not being able to conceive impacts the married life of the couples. According to our hypothesis, the increased psychosomatic burden that these couples are exposed to imposes a great risk to their social relations. A questionnaire survey was administered to couples presenting at a private infertility clinic. Our findings have justified our hypothesis only partly. We have formulated recommendations concerning the expression of needs, the need to be sincere and to rely on the demands and wishes formulated by the couples surveyed.
Diabetes care – current considerations of patient education
Teszéri, J. RNObjective: to study the causes of lack of information and motivation of patients with diabetes concerning their condition.
Method and sample: survey using self-administered questionnaire with closed questions in 95% among diabetes patients (n=124) and healthcare professionals (n=86). Evaluation of the survey results together with observation findings.
Results: Patients surveyed were found to have lacking and inappropriate information about diabetes. A high proportion of the patients have adopted only minimal lifestyle changes since the diagnosis of diabetes was set up. Most of the healthcare professionals maintain daily contacts with the patients, yet, only few of them do engage in patient education. Another finding of the survey was that nurses also lack information on the current treatment and considerations of diabetes.
Conclusions: There is a need both for patients and healthcare professionals, as well as society as a whole to change attitudes if the education of patients with diabetes is to be efficient and effective. It is extremely important that healthcare professionals should possess up-to-date knowledge to be able to educate the sick person, to whom knowledge is of vital importance. Only in possession of current knowledge will the patient be able to live together with his condition and maintain his potential for living an active life.