NURSES' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LAW PROVISIONS WICH DETERMINE THE CONTENT AND OBLIGATIONS GUIDANCE OF NURSES DOCUMENTATION IN THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL OF THE ŠIBENIIK COUNTY

Sestrinska dokumentacija je sastavni dio medicinske dokumentacije. Sastavljena je na način da medicinske sestre mogu procijeniti bolesnikovo stanje, te na osno¬vu procjene dijagnosticirati problem i odrediti potreb¬ne intervencije. Medicinske sestre slijede visoke etičke standarde, posjeduju specijalna znanja i vještine stečene obrazovanjem na visokoj razini. Sestrinska profesija regulirana je Zakonom o sestrinstvu koji između ostalih dužnosti medicinskih sestara navodi da je medicinska sestra obavezna voditi sestrinsku dokumentaciju kojom se evidentiraju svi provedeni postupci tijekom dvadeset i četiri (24) sata. Uz tradicionalnu ulogu, procjena, utvrđivanje i prepoznavanje potreba, medicinska sestra u današnje vrijeme ima i nove zadaće. Iste se odnose na cjeloživotno obrazovanje te znanstveno istraživački rad koji mora biti temeljen na dokazima. Znanje medicinskih sestara o zakonskoj obvezi vođenja sestrinske dokumentacije različita je s obzirom na stručnu spremu i dužinu radnog staža. Ključne riječi: sestrinska profesija, sestrinska dokumentacija, zakonske odredbe, znanjeNursing documentation is an integral part of the medical documentation. It is composed in a way that nurses can assess condition of patient, and on the basis of the assessment diagnose the problem and determine the intervention needs. Nurses follow the high ethical standards, they possess special knowledge and skill acquired through education at a high level. Nursing profession is regulated by the law on the Sorority who am on got her duties of nurses noted that a nurse is required to lead the official documentation that recorded all the actions carried out during the twenty-four (24) hours. Along with the traditional role, evaluation, identification and recognition of a need, a nurse at the present time there are new tasks. The same apply to continuing education, and scientific research work which has to databased on evidence. The nurses ' knowledge about the legal obligation of keeping nursing documentation is different with regard to the degree and length of service. Keywords: nursing profession, nursing documentation, legal provisions, knowledge