Experiences and attitudes of nursing students about Parkinson′s disease patients

Parkinsonovu bolest prvi je 1817. godine opisao James Parkinson u radu An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. To je idiopatski, sporo progresivni degenerativni poremećaj SŽS-a koji je obilježen sporošću i siromaštvom pokreta, mišićnom rigidnošću, tremorom u mirovanju i nestabilnošću u održavanju tijela. Jedna je od najčešćih neurodegenerativnih bolesti starije životne dobi, a prosječni je početak bolesti oko 60-te godine života. Čimbenici koji povećavaju rizik od nastanka bolesti su: muški spol, česte ozljede glave, izloženost pesticidima, upotreba vode iz izvora, život u ruralnim područjima i pozitivna obiteljska anamneza. U kliničkoj slici bolesti najkarakterističniji su motorički simptomi, te se na temelju njih postavlja i dijagnoza. Pacijenti primijete tremor i simptome koji se odnose na progresivnu bradikineziju, rigor i oštećenje posturalnih refleksa. Dijagnoza bolesti postavlja se isključivo na temelju kliničkog nalaza, te je za postavljanje dijagnoze potrebno prisutnost bradikinezije uz prisutnost još jednog od glavnih motoričkih simptoma. U liječenju bolesti primjenjuje se farmakoterapija, neurokirurške metode i neurorehabilitacija. Cilj liječenja je zadržati funkcioniranje i kvalitetu bolesnikova života. Zdravstvena njega bolesnika s Parkinsonovom bolesti temelji se na individualnom i holističkom pristupu, a usmjerena je na zadovoljavanje njihovih potreba, sprječavanje komplikacija, dugotrajnije očuvanje samostalnosti te edukaciju bolesnika i njegove obitelji. Planira se individualno za svakog bolesnika, a ovisi o njegovim problemima i potrebama jer su različiti kod svakog pojedinca, a ovise i o stadiju bolesti. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi iskustva i stavove studenata sestrinstva o oboljelima od Parkinsonove bolesti. Istraživanje je provedeno na studentima sestrinstva Sveučilišta Sjever. Prema dobivenim rezultatima vidljivo je da su studenti sestrinstva dobro upućeni o samoj bolesti, njezinoj dijagnostici, simptomima i posljedicama.Parkinson's disease was first described in 1817 by James Parkinson in his work An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. It is an idiopathic, slow progressive degenerative disorder of the CNS which is characterized by slowness and movement poverty, muscular rigidity, tremor while calm and instability in inability in self-care. It is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases of older age, and the average beginning of the disease is about 60 years of age. Factors that increase the risk of developing the disease are: male sex, frequent head injuries, exposure to pesticides, use of water from the source, life in rural areas and positive family anamnesis. In the clinical picture of the disease, most characteristic are the motor symptoms on which the diagnosis is based on. Patients notice tremor and symptoms related to progressive bradycinosis, rigidity and postural instability. Diagnosis of the disease is made on the basis of a clinicalresults, and the presence of bradycinosis with the presence of another major motor symptom is necessary for the diagnosis. In the treatment of illness, pharmacotherapy, neurosurgical methods and neurorehabilitation are applied. The goal of the treatment is to keep the functioning and quality of the patient's life. Health care for patients with Parkinson's Disease is based on an individual and holistic approach, focusing on meeting their needs, preventing complications, sustaining autonomy and educating patients and their families. It is planned individually for each patient, and depends on their problems and needs because they are different in each individual, and depending on the stage of the disease. The aim of this study was to determine the experiences and attitudes of nursing students about patients with Parkinson's disease. The study was conducted by the nursing students of the North University. According to the results obtained, it is evident that nursing students are well versed in the illness itself, in its diagnosis, in the symptoms and in the consequences