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Actions of nursing care in the infant with west syndrome: a case report
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Abstract Objective: To systematize nursing care to an infant with West Syndrome, using the Nomenclature of Diagnoses / Results and Nursing Interventions. Methods: Descriptive study, a case study, conducted at a School Hospital in João Pessoa / Paraíba in October 2010, following the phases of the nursing proc... view more
Objective: To systematize nursing care to an infant with West Syndrome, using the Nomenclature of Diagnoses / Results and Nursing Interventions. Methods: Descriptive study, a case study, conducted at a School Hospital in João Pessoa / Paraíba in October 2010, following the phases of the nursing process. Diagnoses were identified using the Nomenclature of Diagnoses / Results and Nursing Interventions developed and validated for said hospital according to CIPE® terms. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the hospital under CAAE: 0052.0.126.000-09. Results: Six nursing diagnoses were identified: neuropsychomotor impairment, seizure, impaired oral hygiene, altered respiratory pattern, risk of infection, altered family routine. Conclusion: The use of a nomenclature of diagnoses / results and interventions directs the actions of nursing, providing efficiency in the care of children with West syndrome.... view less
Keywords
nursing; caregiving; diagnosis; hospital; child; baby; health care; Brazil; Latin America; South America; epilepsy
Classification
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
West-Syndrom
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 1525-1533
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i4.1525-1533
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed