The role of a health manager in early and preschool education institutions

Zdravstveni voditelj predškolske ustanove viša je medicinska sestra s usvojenim stručnim znanjima. Jedna od bitnih zadaća, uz odgojno-obrazovni rad, je i briga za zdravlje djece i njihov normalan tjelesni razvoj, što je svakako i osnovni preduvjet za uspostavljanje odnosa povjerenja između roditelja i vrtića. Plan provedbe vezan uz njegu, tjelesni rast i razvoj baziran je na praćenju rasta i razvoja djeteta, zdravstvenoj zaštiti svakog djeteta, pravilnoj prehrani te higijensko-tehničkim uvjetima. Zdravlje je neizmjerno bogatstvo čije je vrijednosti potrebno osvještavati od najranije dobi. Zdravstveni voditelj u dječjem vrtiću kontinuirano provodi edukaciju djece, roditelja, skrbnika i odgojitelja. Kako bi dobili uvid u znanje odgojitelja o ulozi medicinske sestre u dječjem vrtiću, tijekom izrade ovog rada provedeno je istraživanje. Cilj istraživanja bio je saznati mišljenja i procijeniti znanje odgojitelja o radu zdravstvenog voditelja u ustanovama ranog i predškolskog odgoja. Ispitivanje je provedeno na uzorku od ukupno 60 ispitanica iz sjeverozapadne Hrvatske. Kod ovog upitnika analizirala se procjena informiranosti i uzimala u obzir mišljenja odgojitelja iz Dječjeg vrtića Čarobna šuma i Dječjeg vrtića Didi.The health manager of the pre-school institution is a senior nurse with acquired professional knowledge. One of the important tasks, in addition to educational work, is the care of children's health and their normal physical development, which is certainly a basic prerequisite for establishing a relationship of trust between parents and kindergartens. The implementation plan related to care, physical growth and development is based on monitoring the growth and development of the child, the health care of each child, proper nutrition and hygienic and technical conditions. Health is an immense wealth, the value of which needs to be made aware from an early age. The health manager in the kindergarten continuously educates children, parents, guardians and educators. In order to gain an insight into the knowledge of educators about the role of a nurse in a kindergarten, research was conducted during the preparation of this work. The aim of the research was to find out the opinions and evaluate the knowledge of educators about the work of health managers in early and preschool education institutions. The survey was conducted on a sample of a total of 60 female respondents from northwestern Croatia. In this questionnaire, the information assessment was analyzed and the opinions of educators from the Čarobna Šuma Kindergarten and the Didi Kindergarten were taken into account