UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDY STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS NURSING DIAGNOSES

Cilj: Rad ima za cilj istražiti stav ispitanika o primjeni sestrinskih dijagnoza u sestrinskoj skrbi, najčešće probleme i najčešće korištene sestrinske dijagnoze. Ispitanici: 70 studenata II. i III. akademske godine Sveučilišnog preddiplomskog studija sestrinstva u Splitu, anonimno i dobrovoljno sudjelovanje. Metode: Istraživanje je provedeno pomoću upitnika izrađenog u suradnji sa mentorom. Istraživanje je odobrilo etičko povjerenstvo Sveučilišnog odjela zdravstvenih studija. Analiza podataka: Prikupljeni podatci su uneseni pomoću MS Office programa. Podatci su analizirani i prikazani uz pomoć MS Excel-a. Rezultati: 60% ispitanika smatra da su sestrinske dijagnoze osnova sestrinskog rada te da se njihovom primjenom omogućuje holistički pristup bolesniku. 25% ispitanika ima problem pri definiranju uzroka problema iz područja zdravstvene njege. Najčešće korištene sestrinske dijagnoze su: bol (83%), anksioznost ili tjeskoba (40%) te visok rizik za pad i visok rizik za infekciju (40%). Zaključci: 18% ispitanika II. ak. godine i 23% ispitanika s III. ak. godine smatra da im je potrebna dodatna edukacija o sestrinskim dijagnozama, dok je uočljiva velika razlika kod tvrdnje da im ne treba dodatna edukacija u odnosu na ispitanike III. ak. godine (28 : 58%). 45% ispitanika II. ak. godine i 58% ispitanika III. ak. godine pohađalo bi dodatnu edukaciju, ukoliko bi se ista održala.Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the attitude of the respondents on the application of nursing diagnosis in nursing care, common problems and commonly used nursing diagnoses. Respondents: 70 students of II. and III. academic year of University department of Health Studies, anonymus and voluntary participation. Methods: The study was conducted using a questionnaire developed in collaboration with the supervisor. The study was approved by the ethics committee of University department of Health Studies. Data analysis: The collected data were entered using MS Office. Data were analyzed and displayed using MS Excel. Findings: 60% of the respondents believe that the nursing diagnoses are basis of nursing work and their application enables a holistic approach to the patient. 25% of respondents have a problem in defining the cause of the problem in health care. The most commonly used nursing diagnoses are: pain (83%), anxiety (40%), high risk for fall and a high risk for infection (40%). Conclusions: 18% of respondents of the II. academic year and 23% of the III. academic year feel that they need additional training in nursing diagnoses, while striking a big difference in the claims that they do not need additional education compared to those from III. academic year (28 : 58%). 45% of respondents from II. academic year and 58% of respondents from III. academic year would attend additional education, if the same held