Resultados: 4

Femoral fracture in the elderly: dependence on nursing care

Introduction: Due to the aging of the population, nursing processes have been adapted to these patients, who require a high level of care and guidance. Objective: Analyzing the degree of dependence on nursing care by elderly patients (65 years or older) with femur fractures. Materials and Methods: retros...

Nursing Delirium Screening Scale, a Tool for Early Detection of Delirium: Integrative Review

Aquichan; 20 (4), 2020
Objective: To analyze the context and use of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) for early detection of delirium in adult patients, compiling the available evidence. Method: Searching for relevant articles on databases such as Cinahl, Medline, Ovid, Scopus, and Web of Science. Inclusion criter...

Fotografía digital: Una herramienta para Enfermería en la evaluación de las Lesiones Por Presión (LPP)

Invest. educ. enferm; 36 (2), 2018
Objective. This work sought to assess the inter-observer agreement among expert nurses by using digital photographs and between these experts and the nursing registries in the electronic clinical record in the identification and degree of PL. Methods. This was an observational study, including 225 photog...

Nursing outcome "Severity of infection": conceptual definitions for indicators related to respiratory problems

Invest. educ. enferm; 34 (1), 2016
Objective.Build conceptual definitions for some indicators of the nursing outcome Infection Severity in the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) related to respiratory problems, based on scientific evidence of signs and symptoms of infection in adults. Methods. Integrative literature review with search ...