title: Care of the patient having radical neck surgery or permanent laryngostomy: a nursing diagnostic approach.
abstract: The patient who undergoes head and neck surgery requires intense nursing management for successful recovery and rehabilitation. Although several authors have presented a nursing diagnosis format care plan, none is as extensive as the one presented here. It is hoped that the preceding nursing care plan will be helpful to nurses in their management of the patient undergoing head and neck surgery.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bruya
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000451:nursing*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000451:nursing*