Nursing graduates are required to have both excellent theoretical and practical skills that should be used during stressful emergency interventions. Since the received knowledge should be practiced to gain skills and trained to achieve competences, simulation exercises can be beneficial to even reduce the stress that each individual may face during emergency management of patients. A total of 146 first-year nursing students participated in the study, including 124 women and 22 men aged between 19 and 50 years, with a mean age of 32 years. The objective method estimated psychophysiological parameters (serum cortisol). Objective and subjective methods were used. The subjective method assessed stress experienced by students based on the standardized Stress Appraisal Questionnaire Version B for dispositional assessment. The study was conducted in the Monoprofile Medical Simulation Centre at the University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, Poland and was approved by the University Research Ethics Committee. Both participants under and over 25 years of age showed increased levels of stress after low and high-fidelity simulations, with statistically significantly higher stress levels found for the low fidelity method. Low-fidelity simulation methods generated a greater increase in cortisol levels, indicating a higher stress level than the high-fidelity methods. The analysis of the scores obtained in the Stress Appraisal Questionnaire (KOS-B) showed that higher cortisol levels after the low-fidelity simulation reduced the subjective perception of a threat, while higher cortisol levels before the high-fidelity simulation promoted higher intellectual activity among the students. Levels of stress in the education of nursing students using low and high-fidelity methods can limit the sense of threat and activate professional task performance. The use of low and high-fidelity simulation does not generate destructive stress levels.
Introduction. Arterial blood pressure is one of the main vital signs reflecting body functions and, at the same time, the most important functional parameter of the cardiovascular system. High blood pressure is the major modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Objective. The aim of the study was assessment of the frequency of occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors, with particular consideration of arterial blood pressure. Material and method. The study was conducted among 509 volunteers from Lublin in eastern Poland who participated in the prophylactic programme entitled 'White Sunday'. Standard measurements of blood pressure were performed using a TM-Z dial pressure gauge. The level of arterial blood pressure and socio-demographic parameters were analyzed. Results. Hypertension was more frequently observed in the group of males than females. The age group especially vulnerable to abnormal blood pressure values were those aged 51-60. Isolated hypertension significantly more often occurred in the group of respondents who mentioned hypertension in an interview, compared to those who reported its absence. Among 367 persons who, in preliminary interview, did not declare hypertension, 60 cases of isolated arterial hypertension were noted (16.3%). From among respondents who declared absence of hypertension in an interview, the largest age group diagnosed with isolated arterial hypertension were those aged 61-70 (17.9%). Conclusions. Arterial hypertension is a civilisation disease which may be effectively prevented, simultaneously reducing the risk of premature death due to cardiovascular events, as well as reducing social and economic costs. International health organizations recommend the implementation of social screening programmes in order to diagnose high blood pressure and the promotion of routine measurements of arterial blood pressure.
Wprowadzenie Eutanazja jest trudnym tematem moralnym i kontrowersyjnym wśród społeczeństwa, a także wśród osób wykonujących zawody medyczne. Jest tematem unikanym przez społeczeństwo, ale coraz częściej słyszymy o niej. W Polsce na dokonanie eutanazji nie ma powszechnej zgody, jest zabroniona, choć w niektórych krajach chorzy mają do niej prawo. Głównym celem pracy było poznanie opinii i postawy pielęgniarek czynnie pracujących, na temat eutanazji. Cel Celem niniejszej pracy było poznanie opinii i postawy respondentów, czyli personelu pielęgniarskiego, na temat eutanazji w badaniach pilotażowych. Materiał i metody Do badania zakwalifikowano 106 pielęgniarek zatrudnionego w placówkach zdrowotnych w powiecie krasnostawskim i chełmskim. W pracy została zastosowana metoda sondażu diagnostycznego. Głównym narzędziem badawczym był samodzielnie skonstruowany, autorski kwestionariusz ankiety. Kwestionariusz ankiety poddano ewaluacji. Najpierw oceny dokonali trzej sędziowie kompetentni (lekarze i pielęgniarka), następnie przeprowadzono badania pilotażowe na 10 osobach. Kwestionariusz nie wymagał poprawek. Badań pilotażowych nie włączono do badań głównych. Wszystkie wyniki poddano analizie z wykorzystaniem programu Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Wyniki W badaniu wzięło udział 106 osób: 34 kobiety i 72 mężczyzn. Średni wiek ankietowanych wynosił 40 lat. Analiza statystyczna pokazała, że większość respondentów jest przeciwnikami eutanazji i jej legalizacji w Polsce. Istotne różnice wystąpiły na płaszczyźnie zależności pomiędzy czynnikami socjo- demograficznymi warunkującymi postawę wobec eutanazji. Wnioski Wyniki przeprowadzonych badań pokazują pewne tendencje i zależności, które należałoby sprawdzić rozszerzając badania w większej grupie osób pracujących, jako pielęgniarze i pielęgniarki.
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