Nursing care of the patient after the lower limbs amputation

Zdravstvena nega pacienta po amputaciji spodnjih udov je zelo zahtevna. V diplomskem delu smo predstavili anatomijo in fiziologijo spodnjih udov ter opisali najpogostejše bolezni, ki lahko privedejo do amputacije spodnjih udov: ateroskleroza, PAB – periferna arterijska okluzivna bolezen, kritična ishemija in Mb. Bürger. V diplomskem delu je prav tako opisana zdravstvena nega pred, med in po sami amputaciji ter psihične težave, s katerimi se srečujejo pacienti po amputaciji. Opredelili smo tudi najpogostejše negovalne diagnoze po amputaciji spodnjih udov, oskrbo rane in pomen pravilnega povijanja krna, seznanitev pacienta o higieni krna ter pomoč pacientu pri opravljanju vsakodnevnih opravil. Odgovorili smo tudi na dve raziskovalni vprašanji, ki smo si jih zastavili ob pisanju diplomskega dela.Nursing care of patients after amputation of lower extremities is, essentially, removal of useless or harmful lower limbs. In my diploma thesis I have presented the anatomy and physiology of lower extremities and have described the most common causes or illnesses, which can lead to amputation of lower extremities: atherosclerosis, PAOD - peripheral arterial occlusive disease , critical ischemia, and thromboangiitis obliterans (Buergers disease). I have also described the nursing care before, during, and after the amputation, as well as psychological problems, with which patients experience after amputation. I have described the most common post-op nursing diagnoses, wound treatment, the importance of proper bandaging of the stub, educating the patient about stub higiene, fittings and prostheses, so that the patient can maintain as much indepence as possible after being discharged. During my writing I have proposed two research questions and answered them to the fullest extent