Care in the Urological Tumour Centre
The care provided by the Urological Tumour Centre focuses on the following:
- Nursing care and support before and after an operation
- Training in prophylactic measures to avoid complications (e.g. prophylactics for thrombosis or pneumonia)
- Care of urinary catheter systems and surgical wounds, if necessary in conjunction with the incontinence care team.
- Ward visits by care staff to discuss and assess individual patients’ needs.
- Close interdisciplinary cooperation with additional nursing support (APN continence training, oncology care programme)
APN Continence Promotion (outpatient/ inpatient)
- Advice for patients, relatives and caregivers in dealing with urinary diversion systems (transurethral and suprapubic bladder catheters)
- Advice on incontinence
- Clarification of individually adapted aids such as absorbent incontinence products, urinal condoms or urine bags
- Training of patients and relatives, for example in self-catheterisation or in the use of urinary drainage systems (urine catheter)
- Nursing support and advice after urological procedures such as prostatectomy etc.