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INOVACIJE I IZAZOVI U OBRAZOVANJU I SESTRINSKOJ SKRBI - KNJIGA SAŽETAKA



               The Role of the Nurse in the Care of the Patient with

               Surgical Drainage


               The nurse's care for the patient with drainage is aimed at alleviating physical symptoms, as well
               as preventing and identifying complications. Postoperative patient care requires teamwork to
               ensure optimal conditions for surgical wound healing. The patient is in the center of attention,
               and the most important role in this is the role of the nurse.
               Drainage is a procedure that allows the removal of blood, secretions and waste products from
               a surgical wound and body cavities that interfere with wound healing, using drainage, a probe
               or a catheter. In addition to evacuating harmful substances from the wound, drainage contributes
               to bringing the edges of the wound closer together and thereby affects the healing and closure
               of the surgical wound. Drainage can be active or passive, and the means used for drainage vary
               depending on the indication for drainage. The nurse's role in caring for a patient with drainage
               is  to  perform  procedures  that  ensure  conditions  for  primary  wound  healing  and  infection
               prevention. Nurse interventions in the care of a patient with drainage include preparation of
               drainage  equipment  according  to  the  type  of  drainage  (until  the  patient  returns  from  the
               operating room). After the patient has been moved from the operating theater to the hospital
               room, the nurse positions the patient properly, observes, measures and records vital signs, and
               monitors drainage. Drainage control involves observing, measuring and recording the amount
               and appearance of drainage content. In addition, it is necessary to control the dressings of the
               surgical wound to detect possible local bleeding, which requires dressing of the surgical wound.
               When handling the drain, changing the drainage bottle, or removing the drain, the nurse must
               follow all aseptic rules to prevent the possibility of infection. It is necessary for the nurse to
               educate the patient about the importance and method of carrying out interventions and agree on
               cooperation.
               Procedures  performed  by  a  nurse  in  the  care  of  a  patient  with  surgical  drainage  in  the
               postoperative  course  of  treatment  are  specific  and  contribute  to  successful  treatment.  By
               involving  the  patient  in  the  planning  and  implementation  of  procedures,  their  level  of
               satisfaction and self-esteem increases, which results in the patient's successful recovery.

               Key words: nurse, patient, surgical wound, surgical drainage


































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