Nursing care for elderly people with pneumonia.

This Bachelor Thesis on Nursing care for the elderly with lung inflammation deals with finding the specifics of treatment in elderly patients with pneumonia. It is widely known that pneumonia is one of the most serious diseases in general. This disease affects the pulmonary alveoli, respiratory bronchioles and pulmonary intestinum. Most lung inflammations are of an infectious origin. The most vulnerable group of people affected by this disease are not only smokers, diabetics, people with impaired immunity but mostly seniors. Today, despite the latest treatment methods, pneumonia is a frequent and high-risk disease. Worldwide, pneumonia takes the third place in causes of death, and the first place in infectious diseases. For this reason, it is important to know all the precautions and the quality nursing care needs the nurse to know all information on this disease (Vyšínová 2012; Musil 2007). The Bachelor Thesis consists of theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part deals with geriatrics, specific changes in old age, pulmonology, pneumonia classification, clinical picture, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prevention, and especially nursing. In this section we deal with inhaled therapy, pharmacology, adequate hydration, catering, measuring physiological functions, monitoring pain, relaxation, emptying, respiratory care, hygienic care and communications. The practical part consists of qualitative research method. In this research, we have achieved goals through semi-structured interviews with nurses and seniors. The interviews conducted in a standard pulmonary and internal hospital departments in České Budejovice, are included in our Thesis. In this Thesis we have set four objectives. The first objective: to find out the specifics of nursing care for seniors with pneumonia. The second objective: to determine how nurses perceive nursing care for the elderly with pneumonia. The third objective: to find out how the elderly perceived nursing care. The fourth objective: to determine the level of education of senior citizens before they leave hospital for the home environment. Each objective was determined by a research question. Research question 1: What are the specifics of nursing care for the elderly with pneumonia? Research question 2: What is the perception of nursing care from the perspective of nurses? Research question 3: What is the perception of nursing care from the perspective of seniors? Research question 4: How do we assess education of seniors before they leave hospital for the home environment? The outcome of this work is a methodical procedure of nursing (see Annex 4). This Thesis can be used by students of nursing as well as study material