Nursing process in surgery

The book presents a modern and practical treatment of the problems of nursing care in surgery. It is divided into a general part, which provides insight into the fundamentals of surgical nursing, topics such as acute and chronic wounds, types of surgical procedures, examination of a surgical patient, postoperative complications and nursing care in the perioperative period. The special section is dominated by practical illustrations of the nursing process in selected medical diagnoses in various areas of surgery. The main benefit is the connection of several parts of the nursing process – assessment, diagnosis and nursing care planning in selected surgical diseases.

The publication is intended primarily for nursing students in the undergraduate form of study, while some of its parts can significantly contribute to the expansion of knowledge for nurses in further education. The authors are eminent experts in the field of surgery with extensive experience. Thus, the knowledge contained in the book is presented in a practical way with the intention of understanding the nursing process in context and applying it in practice. The aim is always to provide quality and efficient nursing care to patients with surgical diseases.