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The bachelor thesis deals with the prone position, which is used as a method for treating patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The aim of this work is to show the importance of the prone position for patients with ARDS from the point of view of a non-medical healthcare worker and to determine the obstacles posed by applying this position. The theoretical part is based on studying the professional literature and professional journals, and dividing data into individual chapters. The individual chapters deal with the definition of the terms acute respiratory distress and the prone position. This followed by the causes of ARDS, which are described in individual chapters, ARDS treatment, which also includes the use of the prone and semi-prone position, and the particularities of nursing care. The practical part of the bachelor thesis is focused on evaluating the answers to the research questions which were asked using a qualitative research strategy. The data were obtained through interviews with non-medical health professionals from the anaesthesiology and resuscitation department at the hospital in České Budějovice who, during their training in this department, have experienced the use of the prone position in practice. The data obtained were analysed by open coding and subsequently categorized into individual categories. Finally, it was possible to evaluate the aim of the bachelor thesis and draw some conclusions. The results of the research show that the prone position became a widely used method of ARDS treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic. The prone position is used for patients with Covid-19 when all the therapeutic options have been exhausted and the use of the prone position is the last hope to save their lives. |
