| Abstract | Uvod: Njegovatelji su osobe koje su osposobljene za rad sa starima i nemoćnima, a koje obavljaju razliĉite radnje koje se poduzimaju s ciljem olakšavanja i poboljšavanja zdravstvenog stanja bolesnih, starih i nemoćnih osoba.
Postupci: Pretraţivana je struĉna literatura u knjiţnici na temelju odreĊenih kljuĉnih rijeĉi (njegovatelji, zadaće njegovatelja, zdravstvena njega, sustav zdravstvene skrbi), kao i putem Googlea i Google Scholara. Relevantna literatura obuhvaća knjige, ĉlanke, završne i diplomske radove te internetske izvore, i to preteţno na hrvatskom jeziku.
Prikaz teme: Njegovatelji rade u zdravstvenim institucijama, ali i vlastitim domovima starijih i nemoćnih osoba. SuraĊuju prvenstveno s lijeĉnicima te medicinskim i patronaţnim sestrama, ali i sa socijalnom sluţbom, udrugama oboljelih i sl. Njegovatelji ne provode sestrinske intervencije, ali provode razliĉite radnje kojima se bolesniku olakšava svakodnevni ţivot. Tako bolesnicima mjere vitalne funkcije, pomaţu im oko pravilne prehrane i hranjenja, vode brigu o njihovoj higijeni, zbrinjavaju njihove izluĉevine, pomaţu bolesnicima pri odijevanju, okretanju u krevetu, uzimanju lijekova i sl. Isto tako, njegovatelji nastoje oĉuvati društvene odnose osobe o kojoj brinu te ublaţiti psihiĉke teškoće tih osoba zbog usamljenosti. U svojem radu njegovatelji se susreću i s bolesnicima kojima je potrebna specifiĉna njega. U radu s takvim bolesnicima njegovatelji moraju provodi specifiĉne zadaće.
Zakljuĉak: Njegovatelji su vaţni djelatnici u sustavu zdravstvene skrbi jer obavljanjem svojih zadaća pomaţu medicinskim sestrama i lijeĉnicima. Obavljanjem svojih zadaća ubrzavaju bolesnikov oporavak i unapreĊuju njegovo zdravstveno stanje, a zapaţanjem bilo kakvih negativnih promjena u bolesnikovu stanju alarmiraju medicinske sestre i lijeĉnike koji u skladu s time odreĊuju tijek daljnjih sestrinskih i lijeĉniĉkih intervencija. |
| Abstract (english) | Introduction: Caregivers are persons who are trained to work with the elderly and disabled, and perform various actions undertaken to facilitate and improve the health status of sick, elderly, and disabled people. Procedures: Literature was searched in the library based on specific keywords (caregivers, caregivers tasks, healthcare, healthcare system), as well as through Google and Google Scholar. Relevant literature includes books, articles, final and graduate papers, and online sources, mostly in the Croatian language.
Overview: Caregivers work in health care institutions, but also in nursing homes. They work primarily with physicians, nurses, and community nurses, as well as with the social service, associations of patients, etc. Caregivers do not carry out nursing interventions but carry out various activities to facilitate the patient's daily life. So caregivers measure patients’ vital functions, help them with proper nutrition and nutrition, care for their hygiene, care for their secretions, assist patients in dressing, turning in bed, taking medication, etc. Likewise, caregivers strive to preserve the social relations of the person they care for and alleviate the psychological distress of these persons due to their loneliness. Caregivers also encounter patients who require specific care. Caregivers must perform specific tasks when dealing with such patients.
Conclusion: Caregivers are important health care professionals because they help nurses and physicians by performing their tasks. By performing their jobs, they speed up the patient's recovery and improve patient's health status. By observing any adverse changes in the patient's condition, they alert the nurses and physicians, who accordingly determine the course of further nursing and medical interventions. |
