Ingrown nails in most cases appear on the toe of the leg. Most often causes are incorrect nail clipping and inadequate footwear, diabetics are at high risk. The second and third stage of the disease are treated with surgical intervention. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to present the nursing care after ingrown toenail surgery. The goals are to present risk factors for ingrown toenail, types of surgical procedures and possible complications, tasks of the nurse in prevention, prior and after surgical treatment of ingrown toenail, describe the tasks of the nurse in primary and secondary healing wounds and infected wounds. Methods: A thematic narrative review of scientific literature in Slovene and English languages was carried out. We searched for basic literature in Slovenian language through national bibliographic database catalog COBIB and the Google Scholar Web browser. Search limits were published literature in the period between 2009 and 2019, full text articles. Basic literature in English language was searched using the CINAHL and PubMed databases and Google Scholar Web browser. Search limits were English language, full text articles, scientific and expert reviews, publication between 2009 and 2019. Results: After the surgery, the nurse in surgical ambulance takes care for proper wound dressing and advises the patient to avoid walking for 2 days and to keep the leg raised. Nurse refrain footwear sticking to finger and in case of severe pain, she advice immediately return to the ambulance. Wound dressing change will be done on the third day after surgery. Nurse also teach the patient to prevent infection of the wound, instruct him about signs of infection and care of the infected wound. Discussion and conclusion: A good outcome of ingrown nail surgical treatment depends not only on surgical technique choice and postoperative care, but also on timely detection of the disease and the empowerment of the patient and relatives. Nurses play a key role in health education of the patient and relatives.
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