Proceso de atención de enfermería en paciente gestante con apendicitis aguda grado ii basado en la teoría de Dorothea Orem

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis is the first cause of acute abdomen in pregnant patients without gynecological-obstetric origin, due to the physiological changes that a pregnant woman presents, its diagnosis is complex, for this reason an exhaustive assessment and rigorous complementary tests must be carried out. According to statistical data, this occurs more frequently during the second trimester of pregnancy. Nursing is in charge of educating the patient through scientific evidence, for this reason the use of nursing theories or models is necessary due to the individualized approach of each of these, so in the present work the application of the deficit model is considered important. Dorothea Orem's self-care in order to improve the patient's quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To prepare nursing care plans for pregnant patients with grade II acute appendicitis who have undergone appendectomy, focusing on Dorothea Orem's theory. METHODOLOGY: The work is of a qualitative, descriptive type, because it allowed us to analyze and describe in detail the state of health of the patient, likewise, the clinical, analytical, synthetic and deductive method was implemented; The patient's clinical history was of great help to collect relevant information, taking into account all the legal ethical principles that they entail.