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Our Nursing is based on the MHH mission statement and the nursing concept of Hannover Medical School.

Our Nursing team consists of specialist nurses for surgical and endoscopic care as well as surgical assistants (OTA), who are employed full-time and part-time. We see ourselves as part of a multi-professional team and work closely with other professional groups and specialist departments.

Participation in internal and external training courses is an integral part of our Human Resources. New colleagues are introduced to their new tasks in accordance with an induction guideline developed by our department, which guarantees our patients a high standard of safety and care.

We guarantee continuous 24-hour care in various forms of service in order to restore the well-being and health of our patients through interdisciplinary cooperation.

Our task and obligation is to take the patient into our caring care, as their health and well-being are our highest priority.

An important goal of our Nursing is to contribute to efficient surgical procedures. Among other things, this means ensuring that all materials, equipment and instruments are available at all times for planned and emergency, unscheduled operations. The patient is at the center of everything we do.

Our tasks are

• Checking instruments, implants and preparing the operating table individually for each patient to ensure a smooth surgical procedure
• Caring for patients, taking into account their physical and psychological situation during their surgical stay
• Checking and preparing the surgical unit for the upcoming procedure with the medical equipment, instruments and materials required for the operation
• Positioning the patient in collaboration with the anesthesia department and the surgeon in charge
• Carrying out the "Team Time Out" in an interdisciplinary team
• Instrumentation of a wide range of operations in line with the specific requirements and situation
• Supporting the surgical team before, during and after the surgical phase
• Organizing and coordinating work processes in the operating area in consultation with all professional groups involved
• Supply of examination materials in accordance with occupational safety regulations
• Maintenance of highly specialized medical equipment
• Instructing trainees and training new employees
• Personnel support for PHW OP nursing and the outpatient surgery center with nursing staff

Information on our surgical care spectrum can be found on the Clinical Department of Trauma surgery page.

What sets us apart:

• A high degree of empathy to give patients a sense of security in exceptional situations.
• The participation of the nursing staff in the patient presentation makes it possible to react quickly and flexibly to new information and to respond individually to each patient.
• The interdisciplinary multicultural cooperation has allowed us to grow into a strong community, which is characterized by a high level of mutual appreciation and understanding for each other.
• A very high degree of flexibility and teamwork in order to guarantee the best possible emergency care.
• Collaboration with all other specialist disciplines in the field of major trauma care under the direction of the senior trauma surgeon on duty.
• A strong technical understanding of special equipment, a wide range of implants and highly specialized instruments from various companies.
• Close cooperation during an operation with the product managers of the medical device manufacturing industry.
• Permanent guarantee of patient safety through standardized procedures during the operation, e.g. counting control, team time-out, storage.
• Continuous professional training in new surgical methods and new treatment options (prostheses, implants).
• Active participation in the departmental expansion of quality and risk management.
• Constant exchange in team meetings and personnel development discussions.
• Personalized mentors to provide OTA and healthcare and nursing students with the best possible practical training.
• Internal workshops in small groups for OTA and healthcare and nursing students.
• An individual induction concept for new employees.
• The transfer of knowledge and insights from various areas of surgery within the homogeneous team allows us to draw on a wealth of experience.
• The deployment of employees in the PHW and outpatient OR areas, with whom we form a care group. This strengthens our ability to work flexibly across disciplines.

• Our surgical department is located in building K5 on the fourth floor.
• You enter the MHH through the main entrance (building K6) and walk through the shopping street to elevator node_A.
• There, turn right until you reach elevator node_D.
• Take the passenger elevator to floor 4 and exit to the right.
• This will take you directly to the OR.

As the operating theater is not accessible to visitors, please use the doorbell.