Atención de enfermería en paciente con tratamiento de hemodiálisis

Abstract

Introduction: The nursing care process makes it possible to offer comprehensive care to the patient, following a series of parameters supported by the scientific method that guide professionals to offer quality care. For the patient with hemodialysis treatment, nursing intervention is vital since it allows preventing certain complications and improving their lifestyle. In Latin America, the average number of cases with chronic renal failure for the year 2017 was 267 affected per million inhabitants. United States estimate a prevalence of 13.1%. According to the Ecuadorian Society of Nephrology, in 2017 there were 13,000 patients with renal replacement therapy, of whom 12,000 received hemodialysis. Objective: Design a nursing care plan for a patient with hemodialysis treatment by applying the NANDA, NIC, NOC taxonomies in order to improve the patient's quality of life. Method: This case analysis is qualitative, analytical, descriptive, and cross-sectional; because information is collected for the understanding of the subject, as well as the experiences, emotions of the patient to understand more precisely those characteristics and behavior that he possesses regarding his health condition. Regarding the research instruments, sources such as bibliographic review in scientific journals, books, clinical history and patient interview were used.