2011, Number 3
Nursing process for infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome under Henderson approach
Carreño RA
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 105-113
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ABSTRACT
The hypoplastic left heart syndrome (SHIV) is a congenital heart defect that includes various degrees of hypodevelopment structures of the left heart, who has this defect needs specialized and personalized care. Objective: Identify altered needs and determine specific care for patients with SHIV based on the methodology of the nursing process and the Cardiovascular Clinical Practice Guidelines of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez (INCICh). Methodology: The Process of Nursing Care (PNC) was applied to a male pediatric patient 34 days of age, hospitalized in Pediatric-Cardiology service in the isolated area from INCICh using evaluation format developed based on the model of Virginia Henderson and implemented by the nursing management and physical examination, the study variables were the 14 needs, from them were identified the most affected and then made the diagnoses in the format PESS and the NANDA diagnostic labels were raised, the care was determined based on the Cardiovascular Clinical Practice Guidelines. Conclusions: The PNC as a tool in implementing the model of Virginia Henderson favored the identification of real and potential needs to improve the quality of life and the satisfaction of all the needs by stablishing the application and the prioritization of care, enabling effective and efficient care giving.REFERENCES