Otrokove pravice so tudi človekove pravice, zrelosti in starosti primerne. Uresničevanje in spoštovanje pravic otrok in mladostnikov, posebej v času bolezni in hospitalizacije ni le obveza zaradi zakonov in predpisov, temveč zavest vsakega zdravstvenega delavca in sodelavca, da dela vedno v korist otroka, ne glede na okoliščine. Otroci niso pomanjšani odrasli, zato jih je potrebno upoštevati in sprejemati kot subjekt. Bolni otroci in mladostniki si v bolnišnici zaslužijo popolno varnost, skrb in zdravstveno obravnavo. Pravice so enako pomembne za vse otroke.
Raziskovalna metodologija. V raziskavi je bila uporabljena kvantitativna metodologija. Podatke smo dobili z delno strukturiranim vprašalnikom o spoštovanju otrokovih pravic v bolnišnici. Raziskovalni vzorec je zajemal 59 zdravstvenih delavcev in sodelavcev, zaposlenih najmanj dve leti na otroških oddelkih dvanajstih slovenskih bolnišnic.
Rezultati. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da se pravica do najvišje dosegljive ravni zdravstvenega varstva, pravica do informiranja in sodelovanja otrok, mladostnikov in staršev pri vseh odločitvah povezanih z zdravstveno obravnavo, pravica do varovanja otrok in mladostnikov pred vsemi oblikami nasilja, v času pred, med in po hospitalizaciji, v slovenskih bolnišnicah na otroških oddelkih, uresničujejo in spoštujejo bistveno bolj kot v preteklosti. Odkrito spregovorijo tudi o pomanjkljivostih in predlagajo vrsto izboljšav v prid hospitaliziranih otrok, mladostnikov in njihovih staršev. Prepoznajo pomanjkljivosti na področju komunikacije z otroci, mladostniki in njihovimi starši.
Sklep. Zdravstveni delavci in sodelavci v slovenskih bolnišnicah spoštujejo in uresničujejo pravice hospitaliziranih otrok, podobno kot v državah v Evropi in v svetu. Zavedajo se, da le z dobrim teoretičnim znanjem in praktičnimi izkušnjami lahko uresničijo in spoštujejo pravice hospitaliziranih otrok in mladostnikov ter staršev, kar je dobra popotnica na poti do popolnega spoštovanja pravic, posebej v času otrokove bolezni in hospitalizacije.The children\u27s rights are also the human rights, appropriate to age and maturity. The exercise and respect of children’s and adolescents’ rights, especially during illness and hospitalization, is not only an obligation by virtue of laws and regulations, but also the conscious of each medical and allied professional, always to act in favour of a child, no matter what circumstances are. Children are not diminished adults, therefore we have to pay regard to them and accept them as persons, not as objects. Sick children and adolescents deserve the total safety, care and medical treatment while they are in hospital. All rights are equally important for all children.
Research methodology. In the research the quantitative methodology was applied. The data had been gained by the partly structured questionnaire on the respect of children’s rights in hospital. The research sample comprised 59 medical and allied professionals, working at least two years on the paediatric wards of twelve Slovenian hospitals.
Results. The results of this research show that the right to the highest attainable level of health care, the right of children, adolescents and their parents to be informed and take part in all decisions regarding the medical treatment, the right of children and adolescents to be protected from all forms of violence before, during and after the hospitalization, that all these rights are exercised and respected on the paediatric wards of Slovenian hospitals much more than in the past. The medical professionals speak straightforward about deficiencies, suggesting number of improvements in favour of the hospitalized children and adolescents. They also recognize the lacks in communication with children, adolescents and their parents.
Conclusion. Medical and allied professionals in Slovenian hospitals respect and exercise the rights of hospitalized children, similarly as in individual European countries and worldwide. They realize that only by good theoretical knowledge and practical experience it is possible to exercise and respect the rights of hospitalized children/adolescents and their parents, which is a good provision on the way to the total respect of rights, particularly during the child’s illness and hospitalization
