Nurse in hospic care

To be a nurse is not only a job, it is a calling. Every department or every medical facility has its own work specifics. A nurse in a hospice care has a very specific work. Like other medical facilities, one of her targets is to meet needs of patients. In a hospice care, it is not meant to fully heal the patient, but to mitigate annoying symptoms and to improve quality of life of an incurably ill person in the terminal part of his life. This thesis aims at a nurse in a hospice care. It is divided to theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on palliative care, definition of a hospice and its history, on needs of incurably ill clients and finally on respite care a care for carers. There were stated two targets in the practical part: to compare specifics of work of a nurse in an inpatient hospice care facility and in an agency of home hospice care. A method of semi-structured interview was used to process a quantitative research. There were 10 interviews assembled, with nurses employed in inpatient hospices and in mobile hospice care facilities. The conclusion was that the work of a nurse in inpatient hospices and in mobile hospice care facilities is almost the same. The only different specific is the environment, where the care is provided. Agencies of home hospice care meet needs of their clients in their home, natural environment. There are no differences in the competences of the nurses. Nurses from both groups stated, that they must be decisive and experienced, but they have no higher competences than a nurse working e.g. in a hospital. This work should serve to students of medical specializations and to public to clarify and refine their knowledge about the hospice care