Margarita Ana Rubin Unicovsky

PREVALENT NURSING DIAGNOSES AND INTERVENTIONS IN THE HOSPITALIZED ELDER CARE

OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalent nursing diagnoses (ND) in the hospitalized elder care; to compare the prevalent ND with the duration of hospital stay and with the prescribed cares for their respective diagnoses. METHOD Transversal historical study carried through in Porto Alegre, RS, by analyzing patient records age e60 years old, interned in clinical unities of a university hospital. RESULTS 1665 records were analyzed; the four prevalent NANDA nursing diagnoses--within 62 identified ones--were: Self-Care Deficit--Bathing/Hygiene, Imbalanced Nutrition--Less than Body Requirements, Risk for Infection and Ineffective Breathing Patterns, varying from 14 to 17 days of hospital stay. THE MAIN CARES WERE: aiding bed bath, communicating diet acceptance, implementing routines of care in venous puncture and checking respiratory pattern. CONCLUSION four prevalent ND were identified with the appropriate prescribed care. However, other care could have been established as a priority.

Diagnósticos de enfermagem e intervenções prevalentes no cuidado ao idoso hospitalizado

OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalent nursing diagnoses (ND) in the hospitalized elder care; to compare the prevalent ND with the duration of hospital stay and with the prescribed cares for their respective diagnoses. METHOD Transversal historical study carried through in Porto Alegre, RS, by analyzing patient records age e60 years old, interned in clinical unities of a university hospital. RESULTS 1665 records were analyzed; the four prevalent NANDA nursing diagnoses--within 62 identified ones--were: Self-Care Deficit--Bathing/Hygiene, Imbalanced Nutrition--Less than Body Requirements, Risk for Infection and Ineffective Breathing Patterns, varying from 14 to 17 days of hospital stay. THE MAIN CARES WERE: aiding bed bath, communicating diet acceptance, implementing routines of care in venous puncture and checking respiratory pattern. CONCLUSION four prevalent ND were identified with the appropriate prescribed care. However, other care could have been established as a priority.

Idoso com sarcopenia: uma abordagem do cuidado da enfermeira

In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process, that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group. This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia, having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group, make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process,that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group.This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia , having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group , make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.

A educação como meio para vencer desafios impostos aos idosos

This article discusses education as a means to face challenges imposed to the elderly by age and by society, thus allowing them to acquire new knowledge and obtain new opportunities to achieve physical and emotional well-being. Educational programmes for the elderly try to address these needs by working with several pedagogical procedures in order to awaken critical awareness in the search for a successful ageing. By means of continued education, these programmes have allowed the elderly to get up-to-date, acquire knowledge and participate in cultural, social, political, and leisure activities.O artigo discute a educacao como meio para vencer os desafios impostos aos idosos pela idade e pela sociedade, propiciando-lhes o aprendizado de novos conhecimentos e oportunidades para buscar seu bem-estar fisico e emocional. Os programas educacionais para idosos vem procurando atender a essas necessidades, trabalhando com diversos procedimentos pedagogicos, a fim de despertar a consciencia critica para a busca do envelhecimento bem-sucedido. Por meio da educacao continuada, esses programas tem possibilitado ao idoso, atualizacao, aquisicao de conhecimentos e participacao em atividades culturais, sociais, politicas e de lazer.

Factors that contribute to a NANDA nursing diagnosis of risk for frail elderly syndrome

Objective: Identify the risk factors that contribute to a NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of risk for frail elderly system. Method: Cross-sectional study with 395 elderly subjects, conducted from November 2010 to January 2013, in a university hospital in South of Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and levels of frailty were identified according to the Edmonton Frail Scale. Results: A total of 177 (44.81%) participants were classified as frail. There was a significant association between frailty and being female ( p =0.031), nonwhite ( p =0.008), having no romantic partner ( p =0.014), no schooling ( p =0.001), a monthly income lower than the minimum wage ( p =0.034), and preexisting morbidities for respiratory diseases ( p =0.003) as well as infectious and parasitic diseases ( p =0.040). Diseases of the tracts genitourinary (p = 0.035), respiratory (p = 0.001) and blood (p = 0.035) were the primary reasons for hospitalization. Conclusion: The results contribute to the development and implementation of the nursing diagnosis in the hospital setting. Keywords: Frail elderly. Nursing diagnosis. Aged. Nursing.

Diagnosticos de enfermeria e intervenciónes prevalentes en el cuidado al anciano hospitalizado

OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalent nursing diagnoses (ND) in the hospitalized elder care; to compare the prevalent ND with the duration of hospital stay and with the prescribed cares for their respective diagnoses. METHOD Transversal historical study carried through in Porto Alegre, RS, by analyzing patient records age e60 years old, interned in clinical unities of a university hospital. RESULTS 1665 records were analyzed; the four prevalent NANDA nursing diagnoses--within 62 identified ones--were: Self-Care Deficit--Bathing/Hygiene, Imbalanced Nutrition--Less than Body Requirements, Risk for Infection and Ineffective Breathing Patterns, varying from 14 to 17 days of hospital stay. THE MAIN CARES WERE: aiding bed bath, communicating diet acceptance, implementing routines of care in venous puncture and checking respiratory pattern. CONCLUSION four prevalent ND were identified with the appropriate prescribed care. However, other care could have been established as a priority.

La educación como medio para vencer desafíos impuestos a los ancianos

This article discusses education as a means to face challenges imposed to the elderly by age and by society, thus allowing them to acquire new knowledge and obtain new opportunities to achieve physical and emotional well-being. Educational programmes for the elderly try to address these needs by working with several pedagogical procedures in order to awaken critical awareness in the search for a successful ageing. By means of continued education, these programmes have allowed the elderly to get up-to-date, acquire knowledge and participate in cultural, social, political, and leisure activities.O artigo discute a educacao como meio para vencer os desafios impostos aos idosos pela idade e pela sociedade, propiciando-lhes o aprendizado de novos conhecimentos e oportunidades para buscar seu bem-estar fisico e emocional. Os programas educacionais para idosos vem procurando atender a essas necessidades, trabalhando com diversos procedimentos pedagogicos, a fim de despertar a consciencia critica para a busca do envelhecimento bem-sucedido. Por meio da educacao continuada, esses programas tem possibilitado ao idoso, atualizacao, aquisicao de conhecimentos e participacao em atividades culturais, sociais, politicas e de lazer.

Education as a means to face challenges posed to the elderly

This article discusses education as a means to face challenges imposed to the elderly by age and by society, thus allowing them to acquire new knowledge and obtain new opportunities to achieve physical and emotional well-being. Educational programmes for the elderly try to address these needs by working with several pedagogical procedures in order to awaken critical awareness in the search for a successful ageing. By means of continued education, these programmes have allowed the elderly to get up-to-date, acquire knowledge and participate in cultural, social, political, and leisure activities.O artigo discute a educacao como meio para vencer os desafios impostos aos idosos pela idade e pela sociedade, propiciando-lhes o aprendizado de novos conhecimentos e oportunidades para buscar seu bem-estar fisico e emocional. Os programas educacionais para idosos vem procurando atender a essas necessidades, trabalhando com diversos procedimentos pedagogicos, a fim de despertar a consciencia critica para a busca do envelhecimento bem-sucedido. Por meio da educacao continuada, esses programas tem possibilitado ao idoso, atualizacao, aquisicao de conhecimentos e participacao em atividades culturais, sociais, politicas e de lazer.

Edoso com Sarcopenia: una abordaje del cuidado de la enfermera

In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process, that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group. This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia, having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group, make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process,that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group.This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia , having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group , make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.

Aged with Sarcopenia: an approach of nursing care

In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process, that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group. This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia, having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group, make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.In the grow old process organic and functional damages happening, wich rhythm and intensity change from person to person and that finish to reduce the ability from each person has to adapt the environment, making more visible and vulnerable to illness process,that are the perturbation produced in the body by the illness taking the person to a natural physical decline. Pain and disorders in the muscle skeletal system are the most frequent complain in the old age and the second cause of inability in this group.This fact is comprehensible now that many diseases of the muscle skeletal system have more incidence with the advance of age, beside others that are almost exclusive of these population and are chronic illness, not deadly with cumulative frequence ones predisposing the others. Is in this context that is situated the responsability of the attention and care of the older with sarcopenia , having to the nursing like member of a interdisciplinar group , make efforts to act in the prevention, guidance, supervision and management of the assistance.