Nursing care of a patients after a scrotal hernia surgical repair

This thesis is concerned in a case study of a patient with a scrotal hernia. The patient is Mr. J. M. in age of 82 years, who arrived on the surgery department for a planned surgery of a scrotal hernia. In clinical part, I am concerned in an anatomy of a groin and a scrotum, general characteristics and pathophysiology of hernia, its clinical screen and diagnosis. Following with a consequent surgery healing, possible complications and a general prognosis of the disease. This part also contains medical anamnesis of the patient, a progression of the hospitalization and healing. In the nursing part, I use the Functional health model by Marjory Gordon. I got information about patient health from his health documentation, also by talking with the patient, his family, doctors, nurses and other personnels. I summarized the information to specify 5 actual and 3 potential diagnosis. The order was given by the priorities of the patient with respect to his actual health state. I provided a nursing care plan for solving individual problems. In this part, I am also concerned in progression of the hospitalization and an evaluation of a nursing care in a long-term plan. The thesis also contains a chapter about education of the patient and his family. I focused also on the psychology of the patient, summarization of his..