Atención de enfermería en paciente con amputación de miembros inferiores desde la perspectiva de la teoría de autocuidado

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is currently considered a social disease, not only because of its high frequency, but also because of the economic cost it represents for governments and families. In this case study, the clinical picture of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus II, Arterial Hypertension, Chronic Renal Failure and Physical Disability of 77% in the Teniente Hugo Ortiz neighborhood in the city of Santa Rosa is analyzed. The study is based on the before, during and after the illness based on the theory of the natural history of the disease with a focus on nursing care. This is a 73-year-old patient who lives alone without the company of any family member, despite having 7 children, receives help from neighbors in terms of their diet, receives medical help from the health center themselves who make routine visits periodically to check their health status as to physically how much hemodynamically. The objective of this clinical case is to apply the nursing care process based on Dorothea Orem's self-care theory in an elderly patient with lower limb amputation due to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.