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Our Nursing is based on the MHH mission statement and the nursing concept of Hannover Medical School. It is planned, carried out and evaluated in a patient-oriented manner, taking into account the psychosocial situation. We are responsible for a certain number of patients within the scope of nursing care.

Patients are accommodated in single and double rooms. Ward 85 also looks after patients with private insurance. As a rule, rooms are allocated according to medical criteria and the requirements of private health insurance. We are happy to accommodate individual requests.

Our nursing team consists of qualified nurses (some with additional qualifications) who work full and part-time. Participation in internal and external training courses is an integral part of our Human Resources. New employees are introduced to their new tasks in accordance with an induction guideline developed by our ward, which ensures a high standard of safety and care for our patients.

Our team is complemented by a part-time service employee. She works as an assistant to Nursing and carries out small nursing tasks under the guidance of a registered nurse. She also assists patients with their many everyday personal needs.

We ensure continuous care by working in a three-shift system in order to restore the well-being and health of our patients through interdisciplinary cooperation.

The focus of our nursing work is on the care and treatment of patients with liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. This also regularly includes the care of patients who have a living donation performed for relatives.

The holistic nursing care includes the following points:

• Assisting in the performance of minor surgical procedures
• Advice, guidance and support for patients and relatives
• Carrying out treatment care
• Carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic measures according to physician's orders
• (taking blood samples and administering intravenous medication)
• Carrying out prophylaxis
• Carrying out special and complex wound treatments
• Basic care
• Mobilization and implementation of positioning measures
• Psychosocial care

Another focus is the care and support of patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. This includes

• Surgery of the gallbladder and bile ducts,
• fistula treatment with complex wound care and intestinal surgery for Chron's disease and
• ulcerative colitis
• Hernia surgery (groin, navel, scars, abdominal wall, etc.),
• liver surgery,
• Lymph node resection for dermatological diseases,
• malignant and benign tumor surgery of the gastrointestinal tract,
• pancreatic surgery,
• thyroid surgery

The Ward 81 is the affiliated general surgical intensive care unit. This is where patients are treated and monitored postoperatively.

In the care and nursing of patients with tumors, we are guided by our concept for oncological care at the MHH.

You have been given an appointment for inpatient admission at the visceral surgery outpatient clinic.

On the day of admission, you come to building K11 / Transplant Surgery and Women's Clinic and go to the inpatient admission desk on the basement floor. There you will be admitted to ward 85. Then take the elevator to the 2nd floor and register with the nursing staff of ward 85.

Further information about your stay:

Dear patient,
Dear patient,

On behalf of all our staff, we would like to welcome you to our ward. Wards 11 and 85 are part of the Clinical Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery. We would like to provide you with some useful information for your stay in hospital.

Organizational procedures
On the day of admission, please register first in the patient admission department, where all the necessary formalities will be clarified with you. You will then be received by a responsible nurse on the ward assigned to you as part of the nursing and medical admission process. The aim of the following admission is to get to know you better, to familiarize you with our procedures and to prepare you as well as possible for your upcoming stay. Following the nursing admission, various examinations will take place. These include blood samples and smears, explanations about possible examinations or operations and the associated anesthesia explanations. The anesthesia explanations are planned independently by the Anesthesia Department during the course of the day; you will be called or an anesthesiologist will come to your ward for a consultation.

Important:
When you leave the ward, please sign out with the nurse responsible for you and optionally leave your cell phone number so that you can be reached for any upcoming examinations.

As part of the organizational processes such as discharges and transfers from our intensive care unit, we may not be able to clarify the room allocation on your day of admission until later in the day. We will inform you of the current status as soon as it is possible for us as a nursing team. We ask for your patience in the event of waiting times.

Visiting times

Our visiting times are based on the usual MHH times from 12:00 to 20:00.
Please limit your visiting times as far as possible out of consideration for other patients.

 

General information

You can purchase a chip card for the use of the television, safe and telephone at the Siemens machine in the entrance hall. You will need a 5 euro deposit and a basic fee for each card. The deposit will be returned to you on discharge. Television is free of charge and cell phones may be used. We cannot specify exact meal times, as we have to ensure that patients are cared for in the ward.

Breakfast between 08:00 and 09:00
Lunch between 12:00 and 13:00
Dinner between 17:00 and 18:00.

All active patients can obtain drinks, bread etc. from the mobile trolleys.
Immobile or physically impaired patients will of course receive their meals in bed.

Note: After surgery, we will tell you exactly what you are allowed to eat.

 

Instructions for the day before the operation

Please pack your bag/suitcase the evening before so that it can be locked up on the day of the operation. For structural and organizational reasons, you may not be given the same room or bed space after your operation or stay in the intensive care unit. Remove any piercings or nail varnish.

If necessary, the nursing staff will shave you or carry out other measures relevant to the operation.

Instructions for the day of the operation

Please prepare for the operation as soon as possible. The operation plans may be postponed due to emergencies, transplants or absences. Therefore, plan your personal hygiene so that you are ready at 07:00. Please take off your jewelry / watch and put on your surgical shirt. Please do not wear your own underwear, you will be given net pants. When you are called up, take off your glasses, contact lenses or dentures.

Please do not take any personal items with you.

 

Certificates

Certificates of incapacity for work, certificates for health insurance companies and for insurance companies can be obtained from our ward assistant on weekdays from 7.00-15.00 hrs.

 

Transfer / discharge
You can ask the ward physician questions about your treatment and further procedures, e.g. discharge, during ward rounds. There will also be a final discussion with the physician responsible for you on the day of discharge. If necessary, follow-up treatment or other aftercare measures will be initiated via the social services.

Please plan your discharge / collection for the day promptly and give us re-registration.

 

Nursing care
Each nurse looks after a defined group of patients. This nurse is your direct contact person. Trainee nurses are regularly assigned to our ward. Trainees are professionally supervised and instructed in special learning situations by trained specialist nursing staff.

 

Medical care
On the day of admission, the ward physician will take a medical history and provide information. Further treatment measures are determined, registered and carried out on the basis of these discussions. This takes place at different times.

The ward round takes place daily on our ward between 07:00 and 10:00.

There may be delays until late afternoon due to emergency operations and emergency admissions.

 

We wish you all the best for the future and a speedy recovery!

The entire team of wards 11 and 85
Medical Director: Prof. Dr. med. M. Schmelzle

• Our ward is located in building K11 - Transplantation Clinic and Women's Clinic of the MHH.
• If you enter the foyer through the main entrance of the building, please go to the rear part.
• There you will find the elevators and the staircase.
• Take the elevator to level 02.
• When you step out of the elevator, you can turn right or left.
• Walk a short distance through the first glass door and you will find the entrance to Ward 85 on the next corner.

The ward has a "U" shape and can therefore be entered from both sides. Shortly after the entrance to the ward there is a nursing support point (also on each side).

If you are coming for inpatient or outpatient admission, please register with the nursing staff. If you are entering the ward for the first time as a visitor, we will be happy to provide you with information on special features and regulations for visiting your relatives on a surgical ward.