Cuidados de enfermagem a um paciente portador de tuberculose pulmonar e comorbidades: relato de caso

2018; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

Autores

Tânia Maria Rocha Guimarães, Camila Torres Amorim, Emanuella Fernanda França Barbosa, Fabíola Mirellys da Silva, Cynthia Emanuelle Lima Farias, Bianka Santos Lopes,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic

Resumo

Objective: Performing a case study of a young patient having pulmonary tuberculosis disease (TB) and design a nursing care plan aiming to improve the patient life quality. Methods: Case study with a qualitative approach of a patient having TB, pulmonary arterial hypertension, malnutrition state and also alcoholism. The study was done at the Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital (HUOC) in Recife, Brazil, from March to June 2016. Data collection was performed through anamnesis, physical examination, medical records analysis, literary research and nursing history. Results: We were able to identify 13 nursing diagnoses, as follows: ineffective respiratory pattern, nutrition/fatigue, ineffective maintenance of health and home, identity/self-esteem disorders, solitude/ suicide risk and spiritual distress. Conclusion: The nursing professionals have especial importance regarding the actions of TB control, supervising the treatment, avoiding abandonment and resistant tuberculosis, as well as, guaranteeing adherence and a successful treatment

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