Donohue S J
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust.
Br J Nurs. 1997;6(20):1171-4, 1187-91. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1997.6.20.1171.
This article, the third in a series on lower limb amputation, examines the role of the nurse in the pre- and postoperative care of patients undergoing amputation. The nurse has an integral role not only in providing care but also in liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team in order to ensure that the person undergoing the amputation feels prepared for both the operation and discharge home. Amputation may greatly distort an individual's vision of him/herself as a person, a partner and a parent; ways in which this distortion can be minimized are explored.
本文是关于下肢截肢系列文章的第三篇，探讨了护士在截肢患者术前和术后护理中的作用。护士不仅在提供护理方面起着不可或缺的作用，还在与多学科团队的其他成员联络方面发挥着重要作用，以确保截肢患者对手术和出院回家都做好充分准备。截肢可能会极大地扭曲一个人对自己作为个体、伴侣和父母的认知；本文将探讨如何将这种认知扭曲降至最低。
