This paper describes the process of nursing a patient after the endoprosthetic hip replacement surgery, taking into consideration professional physiotherapy. The subject of the research was a 60-year-old woman treated surgically after she had sustained an injury when falling down at home. The main goal of this research was to try and investigate the importance of the role a nurse has in nursing and rehabilitating patients after the endoprosthetic hip replacement surgery. This work shows the importance of a nurse as a person who nurses the patient when he or she is back at home, as well as the one who acts as a physiotherapist who has to teach the patient how to move in a correct way, how to perform basic tasks and what to avoid in order not to loosen or dislocate the replacement hip. Also, the work presents the negative consequences the lack of exercise might have, i.e. muscular contractures, limb swelling, and depressive state, which was present in this case. Moreover, the work points out that the commitment of the nurse had a positive effect on the patient in both hospital and home care.

Key words: rehabilitation, nursing, care, endoprosthesis.