Abstract

RODRIGUEZ CRUZ, Dora Luz; HERNANDEZ LANDAVERDE, Claudia; CRUZ NUNEZ, Fabiola  and  LAVOIGNET ACOSTA, Blanca Judith. Nursing process applied to a patient with pressure ulcers. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2020, vol.3, n.9, pp.253-264. ISSN 2664-3243.

Abstract Bedsores (also called pressure ulcers and pressure sores) are lesions on the skin and lower tissue, resulting from prolonged pressure on it. In most cases, they manifest on the skin that covers the bony parts of the body, such as heels, ankles, hips and coccyx. People who are most at risk for bedsores have limited ability to change position or spend most of their time in a bed or wheelchair. They can develop over the course of hours or days, most heal with treatment, but some are never completely cured. The nursing process is a methodological tool through which Nursing can support the patient and / or family in providing care and education in the prevention and care of pressure ulcers. In Mexico, two metacentric studies report that the crude prevalence of PU is 12.94% and 17%, respectively. The present case is about an elderly woman, (81 years), cared for by her relative, with regular adherence to her therapeutic and care treatment, spends most of the time in bed, regular mobilization although with good hygiene, with a clean sacral region eschar in stage II, the patient and family member show availability and motivation to learn care and prevention actions, adopt changes in life habits, be healthier and improve family health.

Keywords : Pressure ulcers; care; nursing; nursing process; patient.

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