Nursing care for a patient after surgical removal of floor of mouth cancer – a case study

Ewa Franke; Krzysztof Dowgierd

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Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne/Surgical and Vascular Nursing

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Nursing care for a patient after surgical removal of floor of mouth cancer – a case study

Ewa Franke

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Oddział Chirurgii Szczękowej, Miejski Szpital Zespolony w Olsztynie

Centrum Wad Twarzoczaszki i Chirurgii Twarzowo-Szczękowej z Oddziałem Chirurgii Twarzowo-Szczękowej i Rekonstrukcyjnej, Wojewódzki Specjalistyczny Szpital Dziecięcy w Olsztynie

Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne 2019; 3: 95–99

Online publish date: 2019/11/07

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Currently, oral cancer is a major social problem, no less than other cancers. The surgical removal of lesions is the method of choice. The patients suffer from many psychological and physical problems after surgery. Their appearance and speech are significantly changed. The aim of this work was to present methods of nursing care for patients after surgery to remove cancer of the floor of the mouth, based on a case study.

Thanks to accurate nursing diagnoses and the use of nursing interventions, the patient’s condition improved both physically and psychiatric, more willingly cooperates with a therapeutic team, which in effect significantly affects his convalescence.

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Nursing care for a patient after surgical removal of floor of mouth cancer – a case study

Ewa Franke 1 , Krzysztof Dowgierd 1, 2

nursing diagnoses, postoperative care, floor of mouth cancer

Ewa Franke

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Krzysztof Dowgierd

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