Nurses Activities Regarding to Patient’s Safety after Bone Marrow Transplantation

Abstract

Relevance of the topic: There are around 50,000 bone marrow transplants carried out and the number is increasing every year. 3 cases in 100,000 people also get sick from leukemia (document from who). Despite the fact that blood diseases are the leading cause of mortality, patients are much more sensitive to the diagnosis of oncological disease and are willing to be protected, comforted and heard out. Aim of the research: to evaluate nurses activities regarding to patients safety after bone marrow transplantation. Objectives of the research: 1. Describe bone marrow transplantation in clinical and nursing point view. 2. Analyze nursing activities after bone marrow transplantation and chemotherapy. 3. Evaluate what nurse actions can improve a patient’s safety. Problem of the research: how a nurse can improve safety for patients after bone marrow transplantation. Research object: nurse actions to ensure patient's safety after bone marrow transplantation. Methods of research: it was performed a qualitative research using anonymous interview, the results will not be published. Informant will be questioned of x questions. X informants will answer the questions in interview. Research will be accomplished in x Lithuanian hospital. The main criteria for participants – patient’s who are after bone marrow transplantation. The purpose of the qualitative study is to identify nursing actions that improves patient’s safety after bone marrow transplantation. Structure of the paper: this thesis consists of introduction, following two main parts and also conclusions and recommendations. The first chapter is dedicated to familiarize readers with literature content and theoretical background. The second chapter is devoted to perform a qualitative analysis into the evaluation of nursing actions regarding to patients safety after bone marrow transplantation.3 Results/conclusion: the research has showed that nurses are very well with dealing patient safety. Patients can feel safe around nurses, because they know how to prevent from infection, which is a main criterion for patient’s who wants to be protected after chemotherapy or BMT. Second criterion is communication in which surprisingly nurses are doing much better and can also protect and help her patients. Nurses perform their actions according to the professional competencies very often, and also they provide psychological and emotional help. In addition, the majority of nursing actions that nurses perform more or less is effective to protect patient and feel safety after chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation.