NURSING CARE OF PATIENT AFTER SURGICAL TREATMANT OF COLON CANCER WITH COLOSTOMY

Diplomska naloga opisuje zdravstveno nego bolnika po operaciji raka na debelem črevesu s poudarkom na pooperativnem obdobju. Opisano je delovanje in patologija črevesa, vrste zdravljenja, ki se uporabljajo v Sloveniji, predoperativna in pooperativna zdravstvena nega ter opredeljene nekatere najpogostejše negovalne diagnoze pri bolnikih pred in po operaciji. Izpostavljena je vloga in naloge medicinske sestre pri preprečevanju zgodnjih zapletov zdravljenja in pripravi bolnika na odpust ter vloga svojcev in enterostomalnega terapevta.Diploma thesis describes the health care of patients after treatment for colon cancer with emphasis to post operative period. This diploma work has explained functioning and patology of the intestines, the treatment methods that are being used in Slovenia, pre-surgical and post –surgical health care and the most common nursing diagnosis are being made for patients before and after surgery. The roles and the tasks of registered nurse have been determined in order to prevent early treatment complications and preparing patient for discharge. Family role and responsibility of enterostomal therapist have been established