The community nursing practice during the Covid-19 pandemic

Obilježja patronažne sestrinske skrbi su u tome što se aktivnost odvija izvan zdravstvenih ustanova, najčešće u kući korisnika i što se promicanje optimalnog zdravlja postiže radom s ljudima u partnerstvu i njihovim uključivanjem u najvećoj mogućoj mjeri. Skrb u zajednici obuhvaća zdravstvenu njegu koja se pruža pojedincima, obitelji i grupama. Skrb u zajednici filozofija je koju karakterizira suradnja, kontinuitet skrbi, odgovornost bolesnika/štićenika i obitelji za brigu o sebi te preventivna zdravstvena zaštita. Skrb je usmjerena na pojedinca, a orijentirana na obitelj. Razvijaju se partnerstva s bolesnicima/štićenicima i svijest o utjecaju zajednice na zdravlje i njegu pojedinaca i obitelji. U okviru ovog rada prikazat će se specifičnosti rada patronažnih sestara u vrijeme pandemije COVID-19 bolesti. Provedeno je istraživanje na populaciji patronažnih medicinskih sestara. Uzorak ispitanika činile su 293 osobe dobne skupine od 20 do 65 godina, a instrument je bio anketni upitnik kreiran za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Upitnikom su se istražile sociodemografske karakteristike uzorka, ispitao utjecaj pandemije na rad patronažnih sestara, te suradnja i komunikacija s liječnicima obiteljske medicine. Dobiveni rezultati uspoređeni su s rezultatima sličnog istraživanja provedenog 2015. godine. Nisu uočene značajne promjene u radu patronažnih sestara, kao ni suradnji i komunikaciji između patronažnih sestara i liječnika obiteljske medicine.The main features of community nursing are that the activities take place outside health care institutions, most often in the home of the beneficiary, and partnership with people. Community nurses promote health by involving patients and their families to the greatest extent possible. Community care includes care provided to individuals, families and groups. Community care is a philosophy characterized by cooperation, continuity of care, responsibility of the patient and family for self-care, and preventive health care. The health care can be individual or oriented for family. Partnerships with patients and awareness of the impact of the community on the health of individuals and families need to be developed. Within this thesis the characteristics of the work of community nurses during the COVID-19 disease pandemic will be presented, based on the study that was conducted on the population of community nurses. The sample consisted of 293 respondents aged 20 to 65 years, and the instrument was a survey questionnaire created for the purposes of this study. The questionnaire was used in order to investigate the sociodemographic features of the sample, examine the impact of the pandemic on the work of community nurses, and level of cooperation and communication with family medicine doctor. The obtained results were compared with the results of the similar study conducted in 2015. No significant changes were observed in the work of community nurses, as well as in the level of cooperation and communication between community nurses and family physicians