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The safety of patients in hospital services and primary care services in family medicine centers is and should be primary of every health professional or public, private or public-private health institution. Patients are not only harmed by the misuse of technology, various medical actions, they can also be harmed by poor communication between them, different health care providers or delays in receiving treatment. The purpose of this paper was what the Nurses think about the safety of patients in the Regional Hospital in Gjakova and Family Medicine Centers in the Municipality of Gjakova. The method used to conduct this study was through a questionnairequantitative and descriptive questionnaire.100 nurses participated and the questionnaire that presented the data is HSOPS (Hospital Survey on Patient Safety). This questionnaire has nine dimensions and all questions are closed with answers from 1 to 5. From the results of the research we notice that in the Regional Hospital of Gjakova the safety of patients is at a level and that the more security that patients have within the hospital services the easier it is to cope with hospitalization where 73% of nurses state that they have no problem with the safety of their patients. The nurses in the Regional Hospital of Gjakova emphasized that they are always informed about the errors that occur in the patient with 91% while the nurses in the family medicine centers were less informed with 48%. Nurses of health institutions in Gjakova have reported that nursing errors in their work have brought positive changes by 82%. Nurses report something that negatively affects patient care 72% in both health institutions. Conclusion: There is no such change that classifies nurses who say they do not perform any activity to maintain patient safety in Hospital wards and Family Medicine Centers. Primary health care nurses had no knowledge of what would be their safety and that of their patients receiving health care compared to secondary health care nurses who were constantly engaged in eliminating errors at work, improving them in quality and did activities to improve patient safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Physiotherapists are part of the multidisciplinary team within the intensive care units (ICU) in Kosovo and they play important role in the treatment of patients with critical illness. The aim of a physiotherapy approach in these cases is to decrease patient dependency on the ventilator and to improve quality of life. Many patients develop conditions like sarcopenia and cachexia, thus involving symptoms such as weight loss, muscle weakness and loss of balance. Within the ICU the physiotherapist will treat the problems that are presented and also is responsible to reduce long-term consequences that may appear from a period of immobility. The prolonged bed rest together with the physiological effects of inactivity and immobility, including pressure ulcers and muscle weakness, present the major burden towards which the physiotherapeutic approach is oriented. This way, early mobilization has its benefits in the improvement of respiratory function and hospital length of stay. Then after, postural drainage techniques are presented amongst the most used methods for airway clearance in the ICU patients, including those on mechanical ventilation. Notwithstanding, the regular repetitions following a strict time-controlled plan while always following by a specific breathing exercise is required in order to succeed the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Nursing managers are professional nursing leaders with 24-hour management responsibilities in a nursing unit or department. Measuring managerial competencies is important for continuously improving healthcare, identifying and implementing best management practices. Purpose: The primary purpose of this paper was to assess managerial skills from the perspective of managers and nurses in Primary Care. Material and methods: The research was attended by 68 nursing managers and nursing staff who were selected by a random sample in the main center of family medical care and family medicine care. Research data were collected with the 360-degree Competency Assessment Instrument. All ethical rights for the participating entities have been respected. The analysis of the collected data was done with SPSS - 24. Results: The mean age of the participating nurses was 50 ± 9.3 years. According to the position at work, there were 17 (25%) nursing managers and 51 (75%) nurses. There is a statistically significant difference between nursing managers and nursing staff (p <.000), whereas according to the use of the managerial model there is no statistically significant difference (p <.211). The correlation result shows that with the increase of managerial experience, managerial skills also increased (r = .362). Conclusions: Significant differences were found in the assessment of managerial skills by job position and a positive correlation between work experience and managerial skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]