Title Život prije smrti - sestrinska skrb o umirućim bolesnicima
Title (english) Life before death - nursing care of patients during the dying process
Author Sara Samardžić
Mentor Valentina Novak (mentor)
Committee member Marijana Neuberg (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Valentina Novak (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Jurica Veronek (član povjerenstva)
Granter University North (University centre Varaždin) (Department of Nursing) Koprivnica
Defense date and country 2020-10-02, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Clinical Medical Sciences Nursing
Abstract Palijativna skrb označava apsolutnu, potpunu skrb o bolesniku koji boluje od kronične i
neizlječive bolesti od postavljene dijagnoze neizlječive bolesti pa do njegove smrti. Palijativna
medicina zajedno sa palijativnom skrbi dakako da ne liječi samu bolest od koje bolesnik
boluje, nego se bavi i posljedicama koje ta bolest uzrokuje, znakovima i simptomima koji
uvelike umanjuju kvalitetu života osobe koja je obolila i njegove obitelji. Cilj je povećati
kvalitetu života koji je preostao, olakšavati simptome koji se javljaju zajedno sa znakovima te
pomoć obitelji kada nastupi žalovanje. Palijativna medicina pruža pristup bolesniku koji nije
specifičan na drugim odjelima, a riječ je o interdisciplinarnom i multidisciplinarnom pristupu.
Naime, upravo takav pristup je u ovoj grani medicine neophodan. Bolesniku i njegovoj obitelji
se pruža fizička, psihološka, socijalna i duhovna podrška. Medicinska sestra je ta koja ima
važnu ulogu u pružanju same psihosocijalne pomoći bolesniku, a jednako tako, upravo
medicinska sestra pruža i utjehu bolesniku te je odgovorna za planiranje, provođenje i
evaluaciju zdravstvene njege koja se provodi. Rad u palijativnoj njezi zahtjeva medicinske
djelatnike koji su dobro educirani za rad na palijativnom odjelu te se jednako tako znaju
prilagoditi radu u situacijama koje su nerijetko stresne i kritične pa stoga iziskuju kliničko
znanje, koordinaciju, dobre komunikacijske vještine, kliničku prosudbu i na kraju vještine
rukovođenja.
Suprotnost palijativnoj zdravstvenoj skrbi i dostojanstvenom umiranju bolesnika jest
eutanazija. Eutanazija je namjerno skraćivanje ljudskog života kako bi se bolesniku skratile
patnje. Eutanazija nije poželjna alternativa palijativnoj skrbi, a u Hrvatskoj je ilegalna.
Kvalitetna palijativna skrb ne skraćuje niti ne produžuje život i omogućava oboljelima i
njihovim obiteljima vrijeme za dostojanstveni oproštaj i žalovanje.
Abstract (english) Palliative healthcare provides total, absolute care for a patient who has an uncurable
chronic illness and after the uncurable illness final diagnosis has been stated. Palliative
medicine and healthcare does not cure the illness itself but treats the consequences of the
illness, signs and symptoms which lessen the life quality of the patient and his/ her family. The
goal is to upgrade the quality of remaining life, leviate the symptoms and help the family in
grieving. Palliative medicine is made of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to the
palliative patient, which is inevitable in this branch of medicine. The patient and his/ her
family are given medicinal, psychological, social and spiritual support. The medical nurse has
an irreplaceable role in providing psychosocial help amd consolation to the patient. The nurse
is also responsible for planning, providing and evaluating healthcare. Working in palliative
care demands a well- educated nurse who is adaptable to work under stressful and
criticalsituations which demand: clinical knowledge, clinical diagnosis, good communication
skills, coordination and management skills.
Euthanasia is the opposite to palliative healthcare and dignified dying. It is an intentional
shortening of human life in order to shorten the patient' s suffering. Euthanasia is not a
solution because palliative medicine helps the terminally ill to live their last moments using
the latest medical achievements. The most important feature of palliative healthcare is sincere
empathy and love for the patient which provides human dignity until the death.
Keywords
palijativna zdravstvena skrb
život
eutanazija
dostojanstvo
smrt
Keywords (english)
palliative healthcare
life
euthanasia
dignity
death
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:122:711729
Study programme Title: Nursing Study programme type: professional Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva (stručni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) sestrinstva)
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