2008, Number 3
Nursing process in coronary angiography
Pérez HE, Ruíz PR
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 105-110
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ABSTRACT
Coronary angiography is the most used method in order to determine artery disorders. It continues to be regarded as the “golden standard” in the diagnosis of ischemic cardiopathy (heart disease), with the purpose of demonstrating myocardial ischemia, severity of the obstruction, their number, location, and to assess the level of development in collateral coronary circulation. The details about the prescriptions have been modified through the improvement of therapeutic techniques. According to F. Mason Jones’s principle “Coronary angiography is indicated when there is a problem which solution can be achieved by the objective display of the coronary anatomy”. Nowadays, the serious complications are lower than the 2% and the morbidity may range between the 0.3% and the 2.6% in high-risk patients. Because of the aforementioned facts, coronary angiography is still qualified as a secure and minimally invasive procedure. Performing a diagnosis in an accurate and timely manner allows the establishment of the proper treatment to follow, whether it is pharmacological, interventionist or surgical. The nursing staff working at the Hemodynamics Service actively participates in the development of the procedure, what makes it necessary to base their interventions upon the nursing process. Because of the reasons discussed above, we present a case study with the objective of reporting the intervention planning coming from the mentioned process, using the diagnosis labels of NANDA (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association), NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) and NOC (Nursing Outcome Classification).REFERENCES