[Care at the Tumor Biology Center Freiburg--on the way]

The concepts of salutogenesis on the one hand and of a management which aims at getting the employees involved into decision-making processes on the other are two core concepts of the Tumor Biology Center, opened in 1993 in Freiburg i.Br., Germany. In this framework nursing--like other health professions--has its own specific task. Nurses with their holistic approach are especially concerned with health promotion. They are involved in various interprofessional teams like the so-called pain conference, the ethics committee, quality circles, and psychological supervision. The Department of Nursing is committed to the scientific orientation of the Tumor Biology Center. Nursing research started right at the opening of the hospital. Today, the most important project is the implementation of nursing diagnosis. National and international conferences are organized to foster the development of nursing science in Germany.