The specifics of nursing care of patients with multiple sclerosis

This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of multiple sclerosis. It is a demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system by inflammatory bearings. The onset of this disease is usually between the years 20 to 40 of age. As a consequence of it patients become disabled. The theoretical part of this thesis is focused on the current status of this problematics. In individual chapters of this bachelor thesis it has been dealts with anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, characteristics, diagnostics, and therapy of multiple sclerosis, and nursing care for patients suffeof it. A qualitative research was used in the practical part. The method of interviewing and technique of semi-structured interview were used to collect the data. The research group consisted of nurses from the Neurology Department and respondents having MS. The first objective of bachelor thesis was to find out the specifics of nursing care for patients having MS. The second objective was to map patients' needs depending on the degree of disability of MS. All the research questions were answered by the executed research survey. This bachelor thesis can serve as a feedback for nurses caring for patients having MS. It can be used as well as a study material for students of nursing, or as an informational material for patients having MS and their families