NURSES’ EXPERIENCE OF BURNOUT SYNDROME WHILE WORKING IN ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENTS

Augustė Prascevičiūtė, Laura Giedrienė Abstract When experiencing burnout, the emotional and physical health of nurses deteriorates, the quality of work decrea­ses, and patient dissatisfaction increases. Nurses working in oncology units, due to the nature of their specialty, face those with a cancer diagnosis, which causes a lot of fear and uncertainty. The aim of the…

Prevalence of Aggresion Suffered by Mental Care Nurses in Psychiatric Care Hospitals

Donatas Gužauskas, Viktorija Grigaliūnienė Abstract Nursing staff is the main victim of violence and physical aggressionat the workplace. In comparison with other professionsthe risk is particularly high. Nurses stand 3 times higher risk ofbecoming victims of violence than other health care specialists.Aim – to reveal the prevalence of aggression suffered by mentalcare nurses in psychiatric…

Challenges in modernization of nursing services – experience of Vilnius city Centro Out-patient Clinic

Sandra Šileikaitė Abstract Summary Nowadays in Lithuania there is a lack of theoretical solutions for effective public administration theories of various models used for nursing services sector for modernization and development. Aim of this article is to examine the trends in nursing and to offer strategic solutions for the modernization of nursing services with guidelines…

PECULIARITIES OF POST OPERATION PAINS ACCORDING TO SURGERY TYPE AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS GROUPS

Viktorija Piščalkienė Abstract Summary Pain in surgery is one of the most frequent complications experienced by up to 80% of patients. Intensive and continuous pain has negative impact on patient’s emotional and physical state: malfunction of the heart and blood vessel function, increase in thromboembolic complications and in some cases risk of pneumonia. Problem of…