Nursing care for a patient with a medical diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism and multiple organ failure

Authors

  • Bryan Martín Gómez González Universidad de Sonora
  • María Olga Quintana Zavala Universidad de Sonora
  • María Alejandra Favela Ocaño Universidad de Sonora
  • José Iván Nava Luna Universidad de Sonora
  • Claudia Figueroa Ibarra Universidad de Sonora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/bre.61.2021.3036.

Keywords:

Intensive care, massive pulmonary thromboembolism, multiorgan failure, nursing process, case reports (DeCS – BIREME)

Abstract

Introduction: This article shows the application of the nursing process to a 68-year-old male adult, with a rare condition that predisposes the appearance of serious complications, hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Objective: To demonstrate the comprehensive nursing care provided to a critically ill patient with a medical diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism and multiple organ failure. Development: The nursing process was used in all its stages and as
a guide for the assessment, the functional health patterns of Marjory Gordon were used, for the planning of nursing care the standardized language of the North American Association of Nursing diagnoses was used. the classification of nursing outcomes and interventions. Conclusions: Even with the application of organized care through the nursing
process, the patient has a fatal outcome, however, it is necessary to show the nursing care provided, which could help the care of patients with similar human responses and improved prognosis.

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Author Biographies

Bryan Martín Gómez González, Universidad de Sonora

Licenciado en Enfermería. Especialista en Enfermería en Cuidados Intensivos. Departamento de Enfermería/Universidad de Sonora

María Olga Quintana Zavala, Universidad de Sonora

Licenciada en Enfermería. Doctora en Enfermería. Universidad de Sonora

María Alejandra Favela Ocaño, Universidad de Sonora

Licenciada en Enfermería. Maestra en Ciencias en Enfermería. Universidad de Sonora.

José Iván Nava Luna, Universidad de Sonora

Licenciado en Enfermería. Maestro en Educación. Universidad de Sonora

Claudia Figueroa Ibarra, Universidad de Sonora

Jefa del Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Sonora.

Published

2022-01-25

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Case Studies

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