Clinical Case in Nursing: Implementing the Goal Attainment Model on Patients Diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma

Abstract

Introduction. An Ewing Sarcoma is defined as a highly aggressive bone tumor. Its origin is attributed to a vascular endothelial pathology and it is characterized as a tumor made of undifferentiated round cells. Its presence has been described in places, such as the central nervous and paravertebral system. It equally affects children and adolescents. Objective. To implement Nursing Assistance Processes to adolescent patients with Ewing Sarcoma medical diagnoses. Methodology. A clinical case in nursing with a 3 -month monitoring period on patients withEwing sarcoma medical diagnoses. It is performed by applying Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment and implementing the Nursing Assistance Process. correlating the diagnostic taxonomy of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, describing the expected results of the Nursing Outcomes Classifications and implementing the interventions described in the Nursing Interventions Classification, respectively, when it comes to the expected results. Results. The Nursing Assistance Process is posed with a nursing diagnosis: Deterioration of physical mobility; with the nursing result: Joint movement and nursing interventions: Exercise therapy: Joint mobility. Improvement in the patient's muscular strength is evident. Conclusion. The patient's progress due to the performed interventions was evident. The Nursing Assistance Process, theory of nursing and diagnostic tools, as well as nursing goals and interventions, allowed comprehensively handling the patient.