Profese online 2013, 6(2):23-28 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2013.016

PARTICIPATION OF NURSES IN CANCER PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN THE SLOVAK AND ENGLISH HEALTH SYSTEM

Andrea Obročníková, Ľudmila Majerníková
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Care, University of Presov, Presov, Slovak Republic

Aim: The aim of the research study was to determine the extent to which nurses are involved in primary health care in the cancer prevention, depending on nationality (working in the Slovak Republic and the United Kingdom - Wales).

Methods: The realized study was character of causal - comparative research, ex - post facto. The research sample consisted of 165 respondents (number 87 nurses in SR and 78 UK nurses) working in outpatient primary care. The data collection was gathered in the period from January to July 2012. We chose the exploratory research method - non-standardized questionnaire, which was submitted and voluntarily completed with personal consent by nurses. For statistical comparison of observed groups, we used two-dimensional inductive statistics, dualsamples Student's t-test.

Results: The statistical processing and analysis of the data showed a significant correlation between the participation of nurses in cancer prevention and nationality. In a group of British nurses were observed scoring with better results compared in group of Slovak nurses in leading documentation of present risk factors underlying oncogenesis, in the education of patient / client about the harmfulness of the identified risk factor and its recording, in demonstrating the body self examination techniques, in the implementation of physical examination with an emphasis the early signs in a patient and in active inviting patients to preventive examinations or vaccinations.

Conclusion: The results showed a higher rate in application of the preventive activities in Brithish nurses, what it can be explained by licensed nurses to perform preventive inspections and by actively inviting patients to each screening examination according to national criteria, taking into account age, gender, risk families (NICE guidelines). These facts may be an incentive for effectiveness of preventive care in Slovakia, which will be carried out by nurses for recognition of their legitimate competencies by all stakeholders.

Keywords: nurse, primary health care, prevention, cancer, competencies

Published: October 2013  Show citation

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Obročníková, A., & Majerníková, Ľ. (2013). PARTICIPATION OF NURSES IN CANCER PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN THE SLOVAK AND ENGLISH HEALTH SYSTEM. Profese Online, 6(2), 24-29. doi: 10.5507/pol.2013.016
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