Martina Baskova

General Faculty Hospital, Czech Republic

Title: Research nurse position and activities in the Czech Republic in 2025/2026

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Biography

Martina Bašková, MSc, BSc, RN is a Nurse Mentor and former Head Nurse at the Clinic of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, General University Hospital in Prague and the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. She has over 30 years of experience in paediatric intensive and resuscitation care. Martina holds a Master's degree in Nursing from the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava and has been a lecturer at the Simulation Center of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University since 2022. Her professional interests include paediatric intensive care, nursing education, simulation-based learning, and clinical leadership.

Abstract

Introduction: The research nurse (RN) in the Czech Republic currently does not have a precisely defined position, but intensive work is being done on the concept.

Objective: To introduce the positions/job descriptions/competencies of registered nurses (RNs) in the Czech Republic based on our initial work.

Methodology: Two very interesting projects are being carried out in the form of a questionnaire survey and mapping within the nursing section of the Czech Paediatric Society of the Czech Republic. One is dedicated to collecting data on the occurrence of skin defects (PU - pressure ulcers, PIAD - paediatric incontinence associated dermatitis and others) in hospitalized paediatric patients. The second project is focused on optimizing sedation, pain, and withdrawal/delirium management from the perspective of a non-medical healthcare professional. The results of this project will lead to the creation of a professional recommendation and at the same time to the creation of a predictable communication on this platform.

Conclusion: The role of the RN is essential in the process of developing a project concept, its processing, national wide communication and publication.