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Research Article Volume 5 Issue 5
Prevalent nursing diagnoses in elderly with pressure ulcers: cross-sectional study
Elsa Alvarez Bolaños, Blanca Elsi Cegueda Benítez, Mercedes Gómez del Pulgar García Madrid, María Cecilia de Souza Cruz, Miguel Angel Cuevas-Budhart
Received: January 01, 1971 | Published: September 25, 2018
Citation: Bolaños EA, Benítez BEC, Madrid MGPG, et al. Prevalent nursing diagnoses in elderly with pressure ulcers: cross-sectional study. Nurse Care Open Acces J. 2018;5(5):280-283. DOI: 10.15406/ncoaj.2018.05.00161
Abstract
Aim: To determine the prevalence of NANDA nursing diagnoses in elderly patients hospitalized with pressure ulcers, identifying real, potential and health promotion diagnoses by functional patterns.
Methods: A Descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted, using a sample of consecutive cases of patients older than 60 years, hospitalized in different services of the Hospital Nº1 Vicente Guerrero, Acapulco, and México. For assessment, it was designed an instrument according Marjory Gordon´s functional patterns. Nursing best practices platform E-cuidados® was used for analysis.
Results: Analysis revealed 36 nursing diagnoses. 21 diagnoses (56%) were focused on the problem, 12 (34%) were risk diagnosis and 3 (10%) were health promotion diagnosis. Mainly affected functional health patterns were: Activity/exercise and Nutritional/metabolic.
Conclusion: The present study helps to emphasize the importance of adopting preventive and comprehensively care strategies as well as improvement of care planning to avoid worsening of the conditions of patients
Keywords: nursing diagnosis, elderly, pressure ulcers, health system, hospital, institutional image, health problems, functional, mental, social abilities, emphasize, diseases, post-surgical stay, humidity, friction, state of consciousness, nursing care, safe quality care, hospital stay
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