POSITIONS OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS ABOUT CONSUMPTION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

UVOD: Konzumiranje psihoaktivnih tvari prisutno je od davnina. U različitim kulturama su se konzumirali listovi različitih biljaka kako bi postigli određeni osjećaj opuštenosti i sreće. Konzumiranje psihoaktivnih tvari ima utjecaj na psihičko i fizičko funkcioniranje čovjeka. Svaka vrsta psihoaktivnih tvari rezultira pojavom simptoma karakterističnih po intenzitetu i trajanju. CILJ: Cilj je ispitati stavove studenata Preddiplomskog stručnog studija sestrinstva na Fakultetu zdravstvenih studija u Rijeci o stavovima vezanim uz konzumaciju psihoaktivnih tvari. Specifični ciljevi su utvrditi razlikuju li se stavovi studenata sestrinstva o konzumiranju psihoaktivnih tvari s obzirom na spol, dob ispitanika i godinu studiranja. METODE: Prikupljanje podataka potrebnih za provedbu istraživanja provedeno je putem online anketnog upitnika, koji je izrađen u platformi Google Forms. Anketni upitnik je sastavljen od strane autora rada te je podijeljen u dva dijela. U prvom dijelu anketnog upitnika prikupljeni su sociodemografski podaci (dob, spol, studijski program, godina studiranja i završeno srednjoškolsko obrazovanje) koji su povezani s postavljenim ciljevima. Sljedeća pitanja upitnika usmjerena su na ispitivanje stavova studenata i kreirana su s obzirom na postavljene hipoteze. Prije početka rješavanja anketnog upitnika ispitanici su obaviješteni o prikupljanju informacija u svrhu izrade završnog rada. REZULTATI: U ovom istraživanju sudjelovali su studenti Preddiplomskog stručnog studija sestrinstva, redovnog i izvanrednog studija. Broj ispitanika koji su sudjelovali iznosi ukupno 120, od toga 61 redovna i 59 izvanrednih studenata. Rezultati dobiveni istraživanjem potvrđuju hipotezu 1 koja navodi da se stavovi studenata sestrinstva o konzumiranju psihoaktivnih tvari ne razlikuju se s obzirom na spol ispitanika. Također potvrđuju hipotezu 2 da se stavovi studenata sestrinstva o konzumiranju psihoaktivnih tvari ne razlikuju se s obzirom na dob ispitanika i hipotezu 3 da se stavovi studenata sestrinstva o konzumiranju psihoaktivnih tvari ne razlikuju se s obzirom na godinu studiranja na temelju dobivenih rezultata. ZAKLJUČAK: Studenti Preddiplomskog stručnog studija sestrinstva smatraju da konzumiranje psihoaktivnih tvari ostavlja ozbiljne posljedice zdravlje i funkcioniranje pojedinca, Također imaju negativne stavove prema konzumaciji psihoaktivnih tvari te smatraju da je vrlo važna edukacija o štetnosti i djelovanju psihoaktivnih tvari.INTRODUCTION: The consumption of psychoactive substances has been present since ancient times. In different cultures, leaves of different plants were consumed to achieve a certain sense of relaxation and happiness.The consumption of psychoactive substances has an impact on the psychological and physical functioning of humans. Each type of psychoactive substance results in the occurrence of characteristic symptoms after consumption. Depending on the amount of psychoactive tweezers taken, the severity of symptoms will be pronounced. OBJECTIVE: The aim is to examine the attitudes of undergraduate Professional Studies of Nursing at the Faculty of Health studies in Rijeka, on the attitudes related to the consumption of psychoactive substances. The specific objectives are to determine whether the views of nursing students on the consumption of psychoactive substances vary according to the sex, age and year of study. METHODS: The collection of data necessary for carrying out the research was carried out through an online survey questionnaire, which was developed in the Google forms platform. The questionnaire was drawn up by the author of the paper and divided into two parts. The first part of the survey collected socio-demographic data (age, gender, study programme, year of study and completed secondary education) related to the objectives set. The following questions of the questionnaire are aimed at examining student attitudes, created in the light of the hypotheses posed. Prior to the beginning of the survey survey, respondents were informed about the collection of information for the purpose of preparing the final paper. RESULTS: Students of undergraduate professional study of nursing , regular and part-time study participated in this study. The total number of respondents was 120, 61 full-time and 59 part-time students. The results of the study confirm the hypothesis 1 that the views of nursing students on the consumption of psychoactive substances do not differ according to the sex of the subjects. They also confirm hypothesis 2, that nursing students' attitudes on the consumption of psychoactive substances do not differ in terms of age and hypothesis 3, that nursing students' attitudes on the consumption of psychoactive substances do not differ with considering the year of study based on the results obtained. CONCLUSION: Students of the undergraduate Professional study of nursing believe that the consumption of psychoactive substances has serious consequences for the health and functioning of the individual, they also have negative attitudes towards the consumption of psychoactive substances and they smash that education on the harmfulness and effects of psychoactive substances is very important