The Varied Level of Ecological Awareness among the Students of Wrocław Universities

W badaniach świadomość ekologiczną wrocławskich studentów z kilku uczelni określono poprzez ocenę zainteresowania problemami ekologicznymi, wiedzy oraz źródła pozyskiwanych informacji o środowisku. Stwierdzono korelację między zainteresowaniem, wiedzą i podjęciem działań na rzecz ochrony środowiska. Studenci dysponujący odpowiednią wiedzą ekologiczną są gotowi do działania i poprawy stanu środowiska naturalnego. Respondenci z brakiem wiedzy i znajomości problemów ekologicznych uważają, że wszelkie zasoby naturalne i przyroda są niezniszczalne. Wyniki wskazują na pilną potrzebę skutecznej edukacji ekologicznej znacznej części środowiska studenckiego na wrocławskich uczelniach.In the research on the group of students of a few Wroclaw colleges, the ecological awareness was appointed through the estimation of interest in the ecological problems and the source of gaining the information about the natural environment. A correlation between the interests, knowledge and taking actions for the benefit of the environmental protection. The students having suitable ecological knowledge are ready for actions and improving the condition of natural environment. The respondents having no such knowledge of the ecological problems consider that all natural resources and the nature are undestructible. The results of the research suggest strong need of the effective ecological education among the student circle in Wrocław

Assessment of The Effect of Stress, Sociodemographic Variables and Work-Related Factors on Rationing of Nursing Care

(1) Rationing of nursing care is withholding, limiting or not fulfilling the necessary nursing activities for patients. It may have a negative effect on patient safety and the quality of care. The aim of the present paper is the assessment of the effect of stress on the rationing of nursing care. (2) The current research has a cross-sectional, observational design. The study sample comprised 567 nurses. The following questionnaires were used in the study PIRNCA and PSS-10. (3) It was demonstrated that nurses with a high level of perceived stress rationed nursing care to a greater extent and showed lower assessment of nursing care and lower job satisfaction in comparison with nurses with average and low levels of perceived stress. (4) 1. Stress in nurses has a negative effect on rationing of nursing care and job satisfaction. It is recommended that actions aimed at developing effective stress coping skills be implemented as early as at the stage of training to become a nurse. 2. Factors such as marital status, sex, form of employment, place of employment and the level of professional burnout syndrome may have an influence on the level of experienced stress. In turn, the level of experienced stress, marital status, education, place of work as well as the place of residence may have an effect on rationing of nursing care and, consequently, affect the quality of care