Nursing Process applied to a post-operated patient of left ankle fracture

It is estimated that syndesmosis injuries occur in 18% of ankle sprains and more than 23% of ankle fractures, being a common cause of pain and arthritis, especially if diagnosis is delayed (Mon, 2019 ). The case of a 63-year-old female patient who underwent a Nursing Process in the immediate postope...

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Autores: Mejía Badillo, María G., San Agustin Tolentino, Katia, Revoreda Montes, Cristian A., Vergara Pérez, Yaderit I., Baños Carrillo, Adriana B., Fuentes Sánchez, Isaura E.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO
Repositorio:Educación y salud Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.uaeh.edu.mx:article/12010
Acesso em linha:https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php/ICSA/article/view/12010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Postoperative
nursing process
surgical nursing
ankle
fracture
Posoperatorio
proceso-enfermero
enfermería quirúrgica
tobillo
fractura
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Resumo:It is estimated that syndesmosis injuries occur in 18% of ankle sprains and more than 23% of ankle fractures, being a common cause of pain and arthritis, especially if diagnosis is delayed (Mon, 2019 ). The case of a 63-year-old female patient who underwent a Nursing Process in the immediate postoperative period of an Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF) of the ankle is presented. Objective: To implement the Nursing Process (NP) to a patient in the post-surgery of a left ankle fracture with a prospective approach in the post-surgical recovery unit, Marjory Gordon's functional patterns were used as a frame of reference. The evaluation of results level of pain improved from moderate to sometimes shown and for pain control it went from sometimes shown to always shown. The implementation of this Nursing Process impacted multiple functional health patterns; however, it was evident that the most affected patterns were activity-exercise and cognitive-perceptual. After the intervention, favorable results were revealed in relation to the management of acute pain related to an injury caused by biological agents.