Nursing care process based on nursing care map in an elderly person surgically reintervened on hip replacement. A case report

Abstract

The Nursing Care Process (NCP) is a systematic and organized method that requires specific training, knowledge and practical skills that provide the tools needed to provide care by addressing the dimensions holistically from direct interaction with the patient, the family and social environment. The NCP of a 65-year-old female elderly person with multiple pathologies; purpuric syndrome, right lower limb monoparesis and convulsive syndrome, who underwent surgery for a right hip replacement is presented. The Nursing Care Process (NCP) and its five stages are proposed: assessment, diagnosis, Outcomes/ Planning, Implementation and evaluation; following the valuation by domains. The care plan was carried out with the care map approach, NANDA Internacional Inc. The evaluation of NIC (Nursing Interventions Classification) interventions and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classification) results.