Sjuksköterskans omvårdnad av patienter med krigsrelaterade amputationer
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Background: War-related amputations are represented by a unique group of patients because of the wounds complexity and scope of several serious injuries. To prevent and avoid care suffering and suffering of the patient, this study focused on the nurse's way to manage and identify the needs of this unique group of patients who have suffered from war-related limb loss. To undergo a traumatic amputation is a big change for the victim, and the nurse has an important role in responding to the patient and their needs Aim: To illuminate nursing care of patients with war-related limb loss. Method: The chosen method was a literature review. The data consisted of nine qualitative and three quantitative studies. Results: Five themes were identified through the analysis. These where: ?Initial treatment?, ?The nurses management of pain?, ?Identification of secondary complications?, ?To treat the patients experiences? and ?Rehabilitation?. Conclusions: The nurse has an important role in war-related amputations, from the acute stage to the final stage of rehabilitation. The nurse dispose, response and supports patients through the care process and it results in a well perform of the nurses work of care. The result also shows that more research on war-related patients needed from a nursperspective.