Introduction to Nursing

Nursing Definition
Nursing is an independent scientific discipline focused on actively searching for and satisfying the biological, psychological and social needs of sick and healthy people in the care of their health (Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic 9/2004).

Nursing Objectives

 * support and consolidate health,
 * participate in the recovery of health,
 * alleviate the suffering of a sick person,
 * ensure a peaceful dying and a dignified death.

Distinctive features of nursing

 * provision of active nursing care,
 * provision of individualized care through the nursing process,
 * provision of nursing care based on scientific findings supported by research,
 * a holistic approach to the patient,
 * preventive nature of care,
 * provision of care by a nursing team composed of differently qualified workers (multi-stage method).

Performance of a non-medical profession

 * Act No. 96/2004 Coll., as amended (No. 189/2008 Coll.).
 * Decree No. 55/2011 Coll. - contents of activities.
 * Decree No. 463/2004 Coll. – specialization fields.
 * Decree No. 321/2008 Coll. - credit system.
 * Methodological measure No. 9/2004 Coll. – concept of nursing.

Medical records

 * Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.
 * Act No. 20/1966 Coll. on care for people's health, as amended.
 * Act No. 48/1997 Coll. on public health insurance, as amended.
 * Decree No. 385/2006 on medical documentation.
 * Decree No. 64/2007 on medical documentation.
 * Act No. 123/2000 Coll. about medical devices.
 * Decree No. 336/2004 Coll. about medical devices.
 * Decree No. 11/2005 Coll., which determines the types of medical devices with an increased risk for users or third parties. and about monitoring of these funds after their launch on the market.
 * Act No. 117/2000 Coll. about addictive substances.
 * Act No. 101/2000 Coll. about the protection of personal data.
 * Status regulation CLK No. 10 Code of Ethics.

Hygienic conditions for the operation of medical facilities

 * Decree No. 195/2005 Coll. (conditions for preventing the emergence and spread of infectious diseases and hygienic requirements for the operation of medical facilities and social care institutions).