Nursing Process applied to an elderly with hypertension and chronic kidney disease
a case study
Keywords:
Hypertension, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Case Reports, Nursing Process, Comprehensive Health Care, Noncommunicable DiseasesAbstract
Objective: to implement the Nursing Process in the care of an elderly person with Chronic Renal Disease and Systemic Arterial Hypertension in the context of hospitalization. Method: This is a qualitative study, of the type clinical case and developed in a patient wards of a teaching hospital in the interior of São Paulo. It was used as data collection procedures interview, guided by a guiding script, and clinical examination. The results were organized based on the Nursing Process. Results: Five nursing diagnoses were identified: frail elderly syndrome, damaged skin integrity, risk of infection, deficient knowledge and risk of deficient liquid volume. The interventions were selected creating an individualized care plan considering the user's personal availability, technical and technological resources in the context. Conclusion: It was observed that the implementation of the Nursing Process, with the support of the standardized NANDA-NIC-NOC nomenclature, made possible the development of Nursing assistance aligned to the integrality of care.