School Children\u27s Right to Health and nursing Care in the Republic of Croatia

V obdobju odraščanja imajo otroci različne pravice. Ena od bistvenih je pravica do zdravstvene zaščite oziroma ohranjanja in izboljšanja zdravja. V okviru zdravstvene zaščite in pravice do zdravja se morajo otrokom omogočiti najvišji standardi pri ohranjanju zdravja, pri zdravljenju in rehabilitaciji. Tako se jim omogoča popolno in dostojno življenje v pogojih, ki uveljavljajo njihovo dostojanstvo, samozavest in enakopravno sodelovanje v družbi. Izvedli smo raziskavo, katere namen je bil ugotoviti, v kolikšni meri so otroci informirani glede njihovih pravic v zdravstvu in v kolikšni meri jih uporabljajodoločiti kakšna je osveščenost otrok in staršev z namenom ohranjanja in napredovanja zdravja šolskih otrok na področju Republike Hrvaške. Raziskovalna metodologija. Raziskava temelji na kvantitativni metodologiji raziskovanja. Uporabljen je bil delno strukturiran vprašalnik za učence in za starše šolskih otrok. Raziskovalni vzorec je zajemal 100 učencev, ki so prihajali na redne sistematične preglede in 50 staršev, ki so otroke spremljali. Dobljene podatke smo ponazorili v obliki frekvenčnih tabel in grafikonov ter obrazložili v Microsoft Wordu. Rezultati. Raziskava je pokazala, da se pravice otrok povezane z zdravjem ne spoštujejo in ne izvajajo v celoti. Šolski otroci premalo skrbijo za njihovo zdravje, medtem, ko medicinske sestre skrbijo za zdravje šolskih otrok po programu. V raziskavi ugotavljamo pozitivno stališče staršev glede cepljenja in ohranjanja zdravja. Starši menijo, da je cepljenje proti nalezljivim boleznim nujno za zdravje njihovih otrok. Za mnenje otrok v zvezi z zdravjem bi morali biti bolj dovzetni in jih tudi bolj upoštevati, z dobro komunikacijo pa bi to tudi z lahkoto dosegli. Sklep. Z dobro in pravilno komunikacijo, zdravstveno vzgojo in svetovalnim delom moramo poučiti posameznike in skupine mladih, da prepoznajo tveganje in sprejmejo zdrav način življenja. Otroke je treba tudi poučiti in jih spodbujati k samostojnosti in izražanju lastnega mnenja.In the process of development, children have different rights. Right to the medical protection i.e. health nursing and protection is one of the key rights. That notion implies medical and sociomedical measures, which goal is the regular development and growth of children. The parents’ responsibility for life and health of their children is crucial, what is also legally regulated. Within the frame of the health protection and right to health, the highest standards for the health preservation, treatment and rehabilitation need to be provided. This will provide life conditions promoting dignity, self-confidence and equal participation in the society. The goal of the present study was to investigate to what extent the children are informed on their rights in health care and to what extent they are applying themto investigate the awareness of children and parents with the goal of health preservation and improvement in the school children on the region of Republic Croatia. Research methodology. The study is based on the quantitative methodology. A partially structured questionnaire was presented to a group of school-children and to their parents. Experimental sample comprised of 100 school-children, regularly present at the systematic examinations and of 50 parents, who accompanied their children. The results are presented in the form of tables and charts and explained in the Microsoft Word software. Results. The research has shown the children rights to health are not obeyed. The school-children don’t care enough for their health, and the nurses nurture the children by following the prescribed programme. The study has shown the parents have positive attitude toward the vaccination and health protection. They consider the vaccination relevant for the children’s health. Children’s opinion related to health should be taken into consideration and be nurtured through communication. Conclusion. With the help of good communication, health education and counseling, we need to teach adolescents to identify the risks and to adopt healthy life-styles. It is necessary to educate and encourage children to be autonomous and to express their opinions