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Blistering of the epidermis is called butterfly skin (from the Latin epidermolysis bullosa - EB). The disease is a genetically determined rare dermatosis of the skin. The aim of the study was to determine the care problems of a newborn with vesicular separation of the epidermis using the example of a case study. The study involved a newborn who had skin lesions on both feet, right hand, and left leg, single blisters under the armpits, on the buttocks, smaller on the face, and cracked and dried on the scalp. There were epidermal lesions from ruptured bladders within the oral cavity and labia. Multidirectional actions allowed the most important care problems of the newborn with EB to be solved, alleviating his suffering. In the nursing care of patients with EB, professionalism and treatment in accordance with current medical knowledge are invaluable, especially in the field of wound care and infection prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: External ventricular drainage is a temporary solution in the case of acute hydrocephalus. The aim of the study is to present the most important nursing tasks necessary in the care of a patient with external ventricular drainage. Material and methods: The method of an individual case study was used in the work. The case of a 49-year-old female patient is presented, who was diagnosed with an aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery subjected to embolization of the aneurysm and assuming external ventricular drainage. Results: Throughout the period of maintaining ventricular drainage, the patient required continuous monitoring of vital signs, water balance, monitoring of drainage, and draining cerebrospinal fluid. Despite the lack of a neurological deficit, she required assistance in all everyday activities. Conclusions: The nursing team for a patient with external ventricular drainage performs several specialized tasks: therapeutic, caring, preventive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to define the scope of nursing care for patients after classic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed gastroenterological surgery procedures both in Poland and throughout the world. It is a method of treatment for symptomatic and chronic, non-symptomatic cholelithiasis. Nurses play an important role in the process of perioperative care, and their actions significantly influence the effect of patients' hospitalization. It is very important to introduce appropriate, holistic nursing care, which is a kind of guarantee of proper convalescence, ensuring the best possible level of the patient's quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The quality of nursing care is a set of features determining the value of the services provided, it is also one of the most important elements that affects patient satisfaction with care. It is therefore important to systematically conduct quality assessments that reflect the perception of nursing care by patients during their hospital stay. Aim of the study: Getting to know experiences and obtaining information about satisfaction from nursing care in the opinion of patients treated at the Department of Neurosurgery. Material and methods: The study was conducted among 46 patients of the Department of Neurosurgery in one of Warsaw hospitals. The research material was obtained by the method of a diagnostic survey. A ready-made standardized research tool was used, which was the Polish Version of the Newcastle Care Satisfaction Scale. The IBM SPSS Statistics 25 package was used to perform statistical analyzes. Results: Patients' experience and satisfaction with nursing care are at the level of 85.56 and 78.89 points, respectively. Neither of the studied socio-demographic characteristics nor the duration of the patient's stay in the ward determined the patient's experience or satisfaction with nursing care. Conclusions: Patients highly assessed the nursing care provided and were satisfied with it, which indicates the high quality of the care provided. The overall assessment of nursing care by the respondents, as well as the assessment of their current stay in the ward, was high, which suggests that the current level of care provided should be maintained, with the strengthening of good actions and consideration of corrective directions regarding the actions of nursing staff that fared less well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highly severe malocclusion cause dysfunctions and deformation of facial features which result in low self-esteem. Treatment method of choice is combined orthodontic and surgical treatment. Time after surgery is difficult for the patients. Large swelling and sensory disturbances result in discomfort and anxiety. Those negative feelings can be minimized by appropriate patient's mental preparation before surgery and personalized care based on patient's needs after surgery. The aim of the study is to present a model of nursing a patient undergoing surgical correction of dental and occlusal abnormalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

COVID-19 is an acute infectious disease of the respiratory system caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Current clinical experience indicates the need for the earliest possible implementation of physiotherapy in hospital wards and intensive care units treating patients with COVID-19. The conducted rehabilitation includes the following: breathing exercises, antithrombotic exercises, general improvement exercises, walking training, cyclo-ergometer training, and selfcare ADL exercises. Professionally conducted physiotherapy improves exercise tolerance and lung ventilation. Hospital rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 is as integral to the patient's treatment as nursing and medical care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim of the study: The main purpose of the article was a definition of the estimated level of healthcare, for those who suffered from chronic wounds, provided by nurses who completed a specialised course "wound healing" in the years 2001-2016. Material and methods: The analysed data came from the CKPPiP, Supreme NRPiP, NFZ, GUS, and RWPL. In the absence of any reliable statistical information about the registration of patients with chronic wounds and the employment of nurses, the analysis has illustrative and estimated function. Results: In the years 2001-2006, 21,078 nurses completed the specialised course "wound healing". The average number of nurses providing services for people suffering from chronic wounds was determined as 30 patients for one nurse. Conclusions: Assuming that every nurse provided services in accordance with their professional skills, it can be presumed that the level of nurse's care of people suffering from chronic wounds in 2016 was satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]