Copy - Aspects of Community Nurse Activities in Caring for Patients at Home

Dear Nurse,

Home care is one of the most important parts of the primary health care system and community nursing, provided by the community nurse. The purpose of the survey is to identify the aspects of community nurse activities in caring for patients at home. Your opinion is very important, so please answer the questionnaire questions sincerely.

This questionnaire is anonymous, confidentiality is guaranteed, and information about you will never be disseminated without your permission. The data obtained from the study will only be published in summary form during the final work. Please mark the appropriate answers with an X, and where indicated to express your opinion - write it down.

Thank you for your responses! Thank you in advance!

Questionnaire results are publicly available

Yes, I am (proceed to the next question)No, I am not (thank you, no need to fill out the questionnaire further)

5. Please indicate what percentage of the patients you visit at home daily have specific care needs:

Yes, alwaysSometimesNo, because they are indifferent to everything

YesNoI don't know

Often	Rarely	Never
Measurement of arterial blood pressure

Pulse counting

Blood samples for diagnostic tests

Collection of urine/stool samples for diagnostic tests

Collection of sputum, gastric content samples, cultures

Recording of electrocardiograms

Measurement of intraocular pressure

Vaccination

Administration of intravenous injections

Administration of intramuscular injections

Administration of subcutaneous injections

Administration of infusions

Measurement of blood glucose

Care of artificial body openings

Care of wounds or pressure sores

Care of drains

Care of postoperative wounds

Removal of sutures

Suctioning of secretions

Catheterization and care of the bladder

Enteral feeding

Providing first aid in acute conditions

Reviewing and administering medications

YesNoPartially

Yes, they are eager to learn and actively apply their knowledge while caring for their loved oneNo, they do not learn; they want the nurse to do everythingYes, they engage in training, but they lack self-confidence, so they hardly apply their knowledge

Necessary	Partially necessary	Not necessary
Teach how to measure blood pressure and evaluate the results

Feel the pulse and evaluate the results

Determine the respiratory rate and evaluate the results

Use an inhaler

Use a glucometer

Wash/dress

Feed

Change body position

Care for the wound

Teach how to fill out the urine output monitoring diary

Teach how to fill out the diary for a patient with diabetes/cardiological/nephrological conditions

Often	Rarely	Never
Unpredictable number of patients to be visited at home on a workday

Unpredictable time required for patient care during procedures

The likelihood that the number of scheduled patients to visit during the day may increase due to the need to cover for a colleague by "sharing their patients"

Decision-making regarding patient assistance: complications, adverse effects of medications, or otherwise deteriorating health when the doctor is unavailable

Lack of time, urgency

Unreasonable demands from patients' family members

Insults from patients or patients' family members

Experiencing discrimination due to the nurse's age or lack of trust in the nurse due to short work experience (for young nurses) or ethnicity

Fear of making mistakes while providing nursing services

Threats to your health and safety that required calling the police

Working during the time when there is a right to rest (after working hours, during breaks for meals and rest)

Filling out nursing documentation

Collaboration with social services and initiating social services

Reporting information about domestic violence, injured or harmed individuals, child neglect

Lack of resources at work

Difficulty in locating the patient's residence

We sincerely thank you for your time!

Necessary	Partially necessary	Unnecessary
General medical knowledge

Psychology knowledge

Pedagogy knowledge

Law knowledge

Ethics knowledge

Religious studies knowledge

Latest nursing knowledge

Necessary	Partially necessary	Not necessary
Functional bed

Walker/wheelchair

Table

Scales

Feeding tools

Personal hygiene tools and equipment

Disinfection tools

Dressings

Necessary	Partially necessary	Not necessary
Electronic markers

Audio devices

Fall warning signs

Central heating

Computer systems

Communication devices

Telecommunication devices

Important	Neither important nor unimportant	Unimportant
Adaptation of the home environment

Patient hygiene

Communication

Nutrition

Rest

Nursing procedures

Often	Rarely	Never
Provider of nursing services

Decision-maker for the patient

Communicator

Teacher

Community leader

Manager

Copy - Aspects of Community Nurse Activities in Caring for Patients at Home

1. Are you a community nurse providing home care services? (Please mark the appropriate option)

2. How many years have you been working as a community nurse with patients at home? (Please mark the appropriate option)

3. In your opinion, which diseases and conditions do patients most often need home care for? (Please mark the 3 most suitable options)

4. Please indicate how many patients you visit at home on average per day?

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Average nursing need - ....... percent.

High nursing demand -....... percent.

6. In your opinion, what knowledge is necessary for a nurse when caring for patients at home (Select one option for each statement)

7. Are your patients waiting for the incoming nurses? (Select the appropriate option)

8 Do you think the home environment of patients is safe for caregivers? (Please select the appropriate option)

9. In your opinion, what nursing tools are needed for patients being cared for at home? (Select one option for each statement)

10. In your opinion, what technologies are needed for patients being cared for at home? (Please mark one option for each statement with an "X")

11. In your opinion, what are the most important needs of patients receiving home nursing services? (Select one option for each statement)

12. What are the most commonly provided nursing services at patients' homes? (Select one option for each statement)

13. Do you collaborate with the relatives of the patients being cared for? (Please select the appropriate option)

14. In your opinion, do patients' relatives easily engage in training? (Select the appropriate option)

15. In your opinion, what is necessary for the education of the patient's relatives? (Select one option for each statement)

16. In your opinion, what situations while caring for patients at home can pose challenges for community nurses (Select one option for each statement)

17. In your opinion, what roles do community nurses play when caring for patients at home?