Cuidados de enfermería en pacientes gestantes con COVID-19 del Hospital General IESS Machala

Abstract

Introduction: The WHO declared the infection by the new coronavirus COVID-19 as a pandemic. There is evidence that COVID-19 affects all age groups and at-risk populations, including pregnant women who are at risk of infection due to hormonal and immunological changes. The role of nursing in this process of care for pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 is to supply or assist in the altered functional patterns and basic needs of patients, providing humanistic care and emotional support. Objective: To determine the nursing care in pregnant women with COVID-19, at the Hospital General IESS Machala, through analysis and review of scientific literature. Methodology: The type of manuscript is transversal because it was carried out in a determined time and descriptive since a systematic search of scientific information was made in high impact journals such as: SCIELO, LATINDEX, SCOPUS, PUBMED, SCIENCEDIRECT, DIALNET, the systematization of the information was made by means of the statistical system SPSS V21. Results: The nursing care provided to pregnant women with COVID-19 at the Hospital General IESS Machala, followed the protocols elaborated by the institution, being equal to those of common COVID-19 patients, without considering age, weeks of gestation, symptomatology, type of delivery and type of diagnosis. Coinciding, as cited in most of the articles reviewed for this manuscript.