Management of nursing care of the patient with intracranial hemorrhage

The diploma thesis deals with a problematic of management of the nursing care by a patient with intracranial hemorrhage. Most of the patients who survive intracranial hemorrhage stay permanently reliant on the care from others. That is why it is so important for this care to be as qualitative as possible and to have a fluent continuity. The aim of the thesis was to find out what is the role of a nurse by the patient with intracranial hemorrhage, then also find out, if the nurses know the warning signs of a worsening state of such patient, how do they cooperate with his/her family and what are the possibilities of the following care. In the empirical part of the diploma thesis, qualitative-quantitative research was used. For a complex view on a management of nursing care, the chosen technique of research was semi-structured questionnaire with patients with intracranial hemorrhage and non-standardized questionnaire with nurses who take care of these patients. For the quantitative part of the research, two hypotheses to two aims of the diploma thesis were set. Both hypotheses weren't proven by statistical methods. For qualitative research, four research questions were set. The respondents described the role of a nurse, especially in helping the patient, in rehabilitation and in also her role in educating the patient. Addressed respondents agreed on appropriate and swift reactions of the nurses in case the state of the patient starts to worsen. The cooperation of nurses and families is according to the patients without problems. It showed in the interviews with respondents, that there is a problem with insufficient awareness of the patients about the existing possibilities of following care. The outcome of the diploma thesis is a coherent educational material about nursing care by a patient with intracranial hemorrhage, which can serve to either the students or the nurses taking care of these patients