Nursing care for patient suffering from lymphoma.

The main goal of the thesis was to map the specific needs of the patient with lymphoma and to determine the requirements for nursing care. In connection with these goals, four research questions have been identified. "What are the specific physical needs of a patient with lymphoma?"; "What are the specific psycho-social needs of a patient with lymphoma?"; "What nursing problems are there in a patient with lymphoma?"; "What is considered by patient with lymphoma in the context of nursing care a priority?". The empirical part of the bachelor´s thesis was processed through a qualitative research analysis, which was carried out by a depth interview. The depth interview was divided into four sections, which were further divided into different sections referring informants to specific questions. The first round focused on basic indentification data of informants. The second round focused on the specific physical and psychosocial needs of the patient with lymphoma. In the third round, the nursing problems of the patient with lymphoma were mentioned. The last fourth part dealt with the patient's priorities for nursing care. The obtained results were processed in the form of an open coding method "pencil-paper". The research group was consisted of five patients suffering from lymphoma. Based on the research, four categories were identified: the course of illness, the influence of physical needs of illnesses, the influence of psycho-social needs of illnesses and priorities in nursing care. The thesis provides an overview of the issue of lymphoma from the patient's perspective. The thesis takes into account the specific needs of patients with lymphoma and their requirements for nursing care. The results of the thesis can be used as a teaching material for students of health care disciplines or can be used by nurses in connection with take care of patients suffering from lymphoma