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Wound dressing is a part of patient care not only in the departments specialized in surgical procedures. Given that the patient with a wound has certain specific needs, an effective method of providing nursing care can be found in the application of the nursing process. The aim of the thesis was to map the issue of dressing in the context of the nursing process. Other goals were to find out what patients expect in connection with the treatment of a wound from a nurse and what patient's needs are satisfied in the treatment of wounds. Three research questions were identified. How does wound dressing work in nursing practice? How do nurses perceive their competencies for wound dressings? How do patients perceive wound dressings? The method of elaboration of the empirical part was a qualitative research investigation, which was carried out by the technique of semi-structured interview with patients who had an acute or chronic wound and were treated in hospital in connection with its treatment. The second group of informants consisted of nurses who work at surgery department and take care of patients and their wounds during their work. The research group consisted of eleven patients and twelve nurses. Based on the study of the literature, ten basic questions for interviews with patients and eleven basic questions for interviews with nurses were created. With the consent of the informants, all the interviews obtained were recorded on an audio recording and subsequently cleaned from padding words and transcribed. The method chosen for processing the obtained data was open coding, the "pencil and paper" technique. The results of the research survey are presented in the form of categories and subcategories. From the answers of the informants it was clear that wound care is very different according to workplaces and care system. The results of the research revealed that the most frequently reported need of patients with a wound is the need to be pain-free. Furthermore, it was found that even though the informants claimed that the nursing process in their workplaces is both partially and fully used, they did not demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the nursing process in other issues. Thanks to the mapping of the issue by the above groups, some opinions were connected, and the shortcomings or necessary changes were revealed, which can be the basis for new research work. |
