Competency information
Details
Assist in the review of the patient after prosthetic rehabilitation for nipple areola complex.
Considerations
- Interviewing and recording patient outcomes.
- Record keeping.
- Examination of prosthesis and site, identification of tissue reactions, damage to prosthesis, and referring where appropriate for further advice.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 | Outcome Assist in the assessment of patients referred from the breast surgery unit and production of a nipple areola complex prosthesis following post- mastectomy reconstruction. |